jpdb beta

breaking up (a meeting, gathering, etc.); dispersal (e.g. of a crowd); dissolution (of a company, organization, etc.); winding-up; dissolution (of the Diet, Parliament, etc.)

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untouchable

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to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)

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start of a course; start of lectures; opening of a new course; offering a course (for the first time)

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call; invitation

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Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

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angrily; in a huff

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to square one's shoulders (in order to intimidate)

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close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

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to fling; to toss; to throw; to abandon; to leave behind

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(I) won't say anything no matter what; unwilling to tell even under threat

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faculty meeting

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pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking

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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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deliberation; discussion; consideration

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achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

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throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank

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family name; house name; family honour; family honor

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rattling; clattering

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to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)

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famous sword; excellent sword

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to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

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by chance; by accident; accidentally; occasionally; once in a while; now and then

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to suck up to; to curry up to someone

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coarse; rough; crude

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bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)

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lowly government servant; humble government servant; I; me

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saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)

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(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)

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ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable

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age thirty; one's thirties

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range (of a rifle, missile, etc.)

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to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

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sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

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to stretch (unbend) oneself

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exhausting work; hard work; severe duty

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(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank

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firm; unshakeable; resolute

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order; command; directions; instructions

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works cited; references

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curse; malediction; hex

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being bad at communication; being unsociable

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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auditorium; lecture hall

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several hundred; hundreds (of)

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screaming fit (of a baby); tantrum; crying hysterically

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to beat; to attack (an enemy); to do away with; to finish off

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escort

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circumference; girth; tour; pilgrimage; circulation (e.g. of blood)

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that sort of; like that

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