jpdb beta

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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to occur; to happen

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both (people)

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recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)

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be; is

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while crying; in tears

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to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught

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male; manly; brave; larger (of the two); greater; (arch.) man

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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tuition; school expenses

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to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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close; intimate; on good terms

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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beautiful woman; (a) beauty

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learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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Nairobi (Kenya)

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Kokusai University

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(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty

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to plan; to intend; to aspire to; to set aims (sights on)

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was

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report; paper; reportage

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maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl

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Keisuke

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twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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murder case

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suspect (person)

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murderer

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insurance premium

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plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

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to haul down; to drag down; to pull down; to tow off; to force out; to dethrone

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commission; proxy; power of attorney; authorization

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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murder; homicide; manslaughter

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to have sex with

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moment; second; instant

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when

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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

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lone criminal; sole perpetrator; crime carried out by one person

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systematic; organized; organizational

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crime; criminal act; offence; offense

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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