jpdb beta

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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aspect; phase; condition; modality (philosophy)

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exit and entrance

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary

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to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

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one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

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to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size

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losing one's job

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quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

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should do; ought to do

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incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

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tendency; trend; inclination

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thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab

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to say; to be called; to do

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(imperial) reign; period

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emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

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to throw one's chest out; to hold one's head high

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silence; stillness; quietness

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full; in plenty; ample

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proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

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to spin vigorously; to wave around (e.g. sword, bat)

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welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

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fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

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distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

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flexibility; pliability; softness; elasticity

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adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach

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the ways of the world; human nature

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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dictatorship

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opinion; intention; thought

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good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

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meaning; called; said

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gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

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on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually

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concession; conciliation; compromise

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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leading question

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)

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to be needed; to be wanted

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