jpdb beta

Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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nickname

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seat

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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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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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to turn inside out; to turn the other way; to look at (something) from another perspective; to put it the other way round; to visit the same prostitute or geisha for a second time

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attack; charge; raid

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beforehand; in advance; previously

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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hijack; highjack

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business jet; private jet

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Air Force One

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necessary expense

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sponsor

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waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

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appropriate time to do (something); occasion when (something) must be done

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being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly

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fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

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to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

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one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

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excuse; pretext

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inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable

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through; non-stop; direct; going straight to

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flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance

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sea route

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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harbour

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness

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to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

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terminal

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preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding

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common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known

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Serpens (constellation); the Snake

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Ophiuchus (constellation); the Serpent Bearer

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to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

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we

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to be drowned at sea

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blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

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assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb

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cabin crew

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operating (e.g. ships, aircraft)

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automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)

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generalization; generalisation; popularization; to generalize; to generalise; to popularize

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every person; each one; everybody

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

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five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

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