jpdb beta

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

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petty trick; ruse

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blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace

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to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

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flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable

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stupefaction

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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everything; anything; nothing

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by any means, fair or foul

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to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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hesitation; indecision

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modesty; humility; being humble

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servile; subservient; obsequious; slavish; self-abasing; grovelling

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims

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good performance; good work; great success

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to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

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colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm

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to take shape; to look good enough to be shown publicly

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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instead; but (on the other hand)

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to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean

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stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

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in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination

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mood; atmosphere; mood

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good material; valuable data; positive factor (for the stock market); good news

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

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

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

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to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

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to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large

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he himself; his personal

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discretion; judgement; judgment

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tacit; unspoken; implicit

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(oral) message; declaration; hearsay; rumour; rumor

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addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

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rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence

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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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separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

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to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to

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confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

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one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

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deed; act; work; performance

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ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...

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spider

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paradise

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