jpdb beta

chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business

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to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations

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somehow or other; for some reason or another

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instant; moment; for an instant

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carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand

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old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed

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to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

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to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head

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marriage proposal; marriage talks

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formal marriage interview

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face

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to pinch; to nip

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with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill

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at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)

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to fall on one's backside

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to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action

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posture; stance

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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to run away; to run off

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to collapse into; to flop onto

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high fever; pyro-

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willpower; energy; vitality

2

being lightly dressed

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

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to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

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(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

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death from prostration; death from emaciation

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving

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confusion; distraction; derangement

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation

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notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

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to write down

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to ask a question; to begin to ask a question

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to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

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vivid; clear; distinct

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to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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with a clink (click, clack)

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alarm clock

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second hand (of clock)

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living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

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great earthquake (disaster); Great Kanto earthquake of 1923

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of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after

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orphan; person without friends

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