jpdb beta

material witness; suspect

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gathering evidence; collecting evidence

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and then; in addition to that; also; even so

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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to shake out; to draw a check (bill, draft, etc.); to issue (e.g. money order); to infuse (e.g. in hot water)

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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instructor at a correctional facility (esp. juvenile detention centre)

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gentle; mild-mannered

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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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same room; sharing a room; sharers of a room; same prison cell; sharing a cell

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this person

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

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garments; attire

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feeling; sense; impression

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to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

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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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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

3

security camera

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to walk

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

3

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

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

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piece

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

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primitive; original

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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complaining; nitpicking

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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means; is; as for

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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bare earth; ground

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to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

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how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

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praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

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morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature

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right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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thread; yarn; string

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