jpdb beta

work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out

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to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

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ready consent

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strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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to become inverted; to become reversed

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

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to be at a loss for words

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to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)

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putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available

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if one is unlucky; if one is careless

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to become misty; to become hazy

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marquis; marquess

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to address

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secret message

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recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

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doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

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meaningless; pointless

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chivalrous thief

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manly; masculine; like a man

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womanly; ladylike; feminine

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rather than (do ...)

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to become desperate; to give in to despair

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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to talk to oneself; to mutter

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pitiful; pathetic; painful (to look at)

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

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having gone too far to turn back

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from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret

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to be helpful; to be useful

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crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly

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borrowing; debt; loan

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capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

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back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

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to send back

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sightseeing; tourism

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(in) her way; peculiar to her

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encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

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art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice

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a friend is a good thing to have; a good friend is a great blessing

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confrontation; showdown

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big job; great task

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as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

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to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)

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