jpdb beta

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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that sort of; like that

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unrelated

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dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

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time; labour; labor

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high efficiency; high performance

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

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or; or else

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blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

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barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity

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entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

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slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose

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to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind

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hard fight; difficult struggle

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(on) one's own; (by) oneself

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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muddy water; red-light district

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despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way

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now that; since; so long as; because

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

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cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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anchorage; anchoring; mooring

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state-of-the-art; cutting-edge

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aircraft carrier

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airspace

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to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

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the end

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flying corps

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sunken hearth; sunken fireplace

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large pot; cauldron

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edible wild plants

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village; hamlet; settlement

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family; members of a family

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miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

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miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

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just because; even if; even though

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how old?; what age?

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senior; older

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old woman

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pet; trumpet

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to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

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