jpdb beta

opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

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balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

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elementary and middle schools

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

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to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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Nagata-chō (Japan's political center; equiv. of Downing Street)

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national parliament or congress building (e.g. National Diet Building (Japan), United States Capitol (USA), Houses of Parliament (UK), etc.)

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area of influence; zone of influence; extent of impact

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to be a matter of life or death

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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opening (for that day's business; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); opening (of a new library, museum, cinema, etc.)

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moral support; emotional support; spiritual support

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support; stay; prop

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past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

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superintendent; director; curator; chief librarian

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to meet; to greet

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once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

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to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent

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the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

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jokingly; in the form of a joke

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification

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to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

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to gulp down (a drink); to slurp

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magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification

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to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

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to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

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small island; islet

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sun

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(natural) satellite; moon; (artificial) satellite

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naked eye; the physical eye

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Mare Nubium (lunar mare); Sea of Clouds

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smoke; fumes

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to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

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it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as

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volt; bolt

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

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grotesque

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dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

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decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing

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development; growth

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to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race

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objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio

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computer

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to imitate; to follow; to emulate

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access

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among these; between these; of these; in here; in this

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