jpdb beta

careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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second (unit of time); arc second

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from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best

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connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity

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Xia dynasty (China, perhaps c. 2070-1600 BCE, perhaps mythological); Hsia dynasty

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general election (of the lower house)

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to move forward; to move on

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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moment; second; instant

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to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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way; method; means

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castle

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Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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servant; menial

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch

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disinheritance; disowning

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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from now on; hereafter

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to go out and away; to leave

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

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duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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duty; role; function

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to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate

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don't you think?; indicates question

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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mother

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beyond this point; from now on; after this

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appearance (in the eyes of society); decency

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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go that far; to that extent

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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determination; resolution

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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