jpdb beta

business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown

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daytime; during the day; Japan and China

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam

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lower right

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woman

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fixed point

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office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)

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man; male; masculine gender

2

student (esp. a university student)

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

2

for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other

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time shifting

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about; concerning; related to; -ish

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to hurry (up); to press; to urge on

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time one returns home

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to run away; to run off

1

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

1

(not) a single person; (no) one

1

what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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to communicate

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to narrowly escape (e.g. death); to hang onto (life); (arch.) to ascertain; (arch.) to make definite

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straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

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to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

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viewing as a problem; problematizing

1

both sides; two sides; double-sided

1

to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

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aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly

1

one's normal condition; one's usual state; keynote (esp. shamisen); proper key

1

to lend a hand; to help

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don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself

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to try to make a favourable impression; to appeal

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not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

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to grumble; to gripe; to complain

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to hold the key (to)

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Sofia (Bulgaria)

62

expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)

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person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head

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felt

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to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble

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nothing but; none other than

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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one's future; one's fate; one's way; one's path

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misfortune; adverse fortune; hapless fate; checkered (life, career, etc.); varied; eventful

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megalomania; delusions of grandeur

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to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

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in terms of; from the point of view of

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