jpdb beta

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

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lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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to spend money

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justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed

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(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business

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to achieve success

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(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

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

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internal; domestic

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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profit; earnings

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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(two-page) spread; two pages opposite each other

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collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)

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monochrome

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water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied; device for scaring birds from gardens

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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grumbling; muttering; nonsense

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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

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political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry

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behind one's back

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article; news story; report; account

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hidden historical background

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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Kiichi

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political commentator (journalist, columnist)

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to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

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to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)

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journal; magazine; periodical

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like this; this sort; this way

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to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

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oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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to abolish; to abandon; to repeal; to dethrone; to depose

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wicked thought; wicked mind

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in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

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