jpdb beta

to pull from both ends; to pull from both sides; to play tug of war

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last year

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

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thread; yarn; string

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to be entwined; to be involved

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regulation; enforcement

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secret; private; surreptitious

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end; conclusion

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having not the slightest idea

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to accompany; to go with; to go together

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pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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over one's shoulder

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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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to run off; to break into a run; to start running

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family

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accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

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invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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as planned

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such; this sort of; like this

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(another's) daughter; young lady

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finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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spaceport

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element

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(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

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to meet; to greet

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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

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(your) daughter; young woman

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former occupant

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

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household belongings; household possession; furniture and household goods; goods and chattels; home furnishings; household goods

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trunk room

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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minimum; at the very least

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one's place of appointment; one's post

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taking up a new post

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abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking

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taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...

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(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

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like; as if; the same as

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you could say that

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