jpdb beta

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

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to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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condition; state (of health); appearance

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

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flattery; cajolery; flirtation

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to sell

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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health care system

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reform; reformation; reorganization

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such; like that; that sort of; very

1

big; large; great

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dream

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great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough

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retiring high-ranking government officials taking a lucrative job in a private or semi-private corporation; command (from superior to inferior, government to private sector, etc.); order; descent from heaven

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having one's own way; giving free rein to one's desires; acting as one pleases

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

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door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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certainly; surely

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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this time; now

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exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

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quick-wittedness; tact

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actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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testimony; (verbal) evidence

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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in spite of; regardless of

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to say; to speak; to tell; to talk

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to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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cabinet minister

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to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

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for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now

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interference; obstruction; sabotage

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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