jpdb beta

bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters

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shade of a tree; bower

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networking; making contacts

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holiday; day off

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simple; plain

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to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away

2

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

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having a crush on someone

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withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal

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re-; again

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commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

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employee; employer; person hiring others

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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(one's) older brother; lad; sonny

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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various; many; all kinds of

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next term; next period; next version; next release

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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means; is; as for

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organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

2

just one person; only one

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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price of wheat

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idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning

2

well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

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to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with

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covert action; covert operations

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specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

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people

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foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

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pocket

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to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

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to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)

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as (someone) says

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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to be in danger of; to be liable to; to be at risk of

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by sheer strength; by brute force

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to bring back; to restore

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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having just started ...

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