jpdb beta

moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

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strawberry

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to scoop; to ladle out

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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dubious; puzzled; suspicious

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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carpet; rug; runner

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation

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suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

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spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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(feeling a chill or shiver) suddenly; (feeling) chilly; chillily; with a sudden sense of dread (or fear, etc.); (being) suddenly (afraid, frightened, etc.); suddenly (breaking out in a cold sweat)

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deadly serious; deadly earnest

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good-for-nothing; worthless

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crisis prevention; crisis avoidance

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apathetic; indifferent

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quite; utterly; really; completely

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being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

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occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work

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to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

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making a killing; making easy money; robbery

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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personal history; curriculum vitae; resume

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academic background; academic credentials; academic record

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completion (of a course)

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job hunting; job searching

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age thirty; one's thirties

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work experience; work history

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place of employment

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place of work

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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teary eyes

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manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

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to express sudden recognition and being impressed; (lit.) to slap one's knee

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inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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to decide; to determine

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it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters; Japan's oldest historical record

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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myth; legend

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clumsy (work); awkward; poorly made; ugly (of a person); unattractive; plain

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pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

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correspondence; being in accordance with; anaphora

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young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

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to pattern after; to liken to; to imitate

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