jpdb beta

to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

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in mourning

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

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ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)

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striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)

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ankle

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at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

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left side; left-hand side

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to become loose; to slacken; to soften

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stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

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good sense

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paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

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agent; proxy

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handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

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Iseya

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shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

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various

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rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

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to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head

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whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

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to let out a cry; to shout

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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corpulence; fatness; obesity

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food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra

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to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

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(bowing and) greeting; (arch.) declining; (arch.) refusing

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attendance; presence; appearance

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intention; idea; inclination; wish

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member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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short; brief

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perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

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day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

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bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

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you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

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favour; favor

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end-of-year

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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making do; getting by (somehow); managing

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to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

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weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

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lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

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to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

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more than usual; especially; particularly

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