jpdb beta

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

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living thing; organism; creature; biology

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puppet; marionette

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autonomy; self-control; self-discipline; autonomy (in Kantian ethics)

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for this very reason; that is exactly why

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to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

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a bit more; a bit longer

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to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)

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bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing

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society; the world; the times

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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(one's) life

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reason for being; raison d'être

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great haste; mad rush

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to grow up; to become an adult

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Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryō system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654 m by 654 m)

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not having enough workers; being understaffed; having nothing one can do about something; having no options; no reason not to ...; can't afford not to

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to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

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to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

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to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

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clay doll; clay figure; clay figurine

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(with a) whizz; hiss; zip; easily; with ease

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret

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setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

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to feel ashamed

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nonresistance

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recompense; indemnity; atonement

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pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)

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win; victory

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versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing

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simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

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to survive

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empty-handed; unarmed; lacking funds

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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both fists

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presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity

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pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing

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now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

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offense and defense; offence and defence

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dancing; dance

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to shoot through (a door, the heart, etc.); to go through

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to be blown off; to be blown away; to disappear; to vanish; to rush; to hurry

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

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material; substance; matter

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to run out of breath; to get breathless; to get puffed (out)

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.

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impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)

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