jpdb beta

killing two birds with one stone

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everyone; one and all

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move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot

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ritual; religious service; festival

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elite unit; elite troop

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captain; commander; commanding officer; leader

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snake; serpent; large snake

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mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

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another name; different name; synonym; alias; pseudonym; pen name

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professional killer; hit man

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man among men; manly man; alpha male

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to say (something) over one's shoulder

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deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person

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impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

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to kill; to choke the life out of

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to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

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emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone

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company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating

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scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting

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who; what kind of person

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

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to be the work of; to be the result of; to be done by; to concern; to affect; to involve

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

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(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

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nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

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to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into

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thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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manner; style

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to not know what to do with; to be at a loss with; to have difficulty with; to be put out

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to be consistent; to be coherent

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to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

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to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous

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in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless

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sense of impending crisis; sense of danger

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friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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to go out and away; to leave

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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bye-bye; goodbye; saying goodbye; parting

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Arashiyama

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a certain ...

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temple (Buddhist)

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entering the priesthood; priest; monk; bonze

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four corners; crossroads; intersecting street; street corner

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