jpdb beta

curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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to be born; to come into the world

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guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)

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to keep walking

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head; lead; vanguard; first

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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20 years old; (arch.) twenty

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statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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future; possible; potential; prospective

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present point (i.e. in history); at the present time

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investor; financier

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to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

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cost

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manufacturing method; recipe; formula

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

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long-cherished ambition; satisfaction

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greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

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fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog

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poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

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to vacate; to move out

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life

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the throne; the crown

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in a lively way; vividly; freshly; animatedly; actively; energetically

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it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods

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to age; to grow old

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formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

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worship; adoration; admiration; cult

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sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

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is not; am not; are not

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common; usual

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to send in

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard

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you

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to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

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huh!; oh; wow; I see

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peace

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

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