jpdb beta

to amuse oneself; to make merry

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so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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pride

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to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

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situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

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kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

3

when it becomes; when it comes to

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

2

subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)

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therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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day before yesterday

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

1

shame; embarrassment; disgrace

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

1

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

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memento (from a dead person); souvenir; keepsake; orphan; posthumous child

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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barn; road; bang; bam

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

1

vitality; (one's) life force

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

1

to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently

1

The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully

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disregarding; ignoring

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

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about this time

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excuse; explanation

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

3

comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy

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anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

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fate; chance; relationship; tie

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mobile telephone; cellular telephone

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

2

employment; starting work

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journal; log

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copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

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whistleblowing

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April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

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twentieth day of the month; twenty days

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