jpdb beta

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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decision; vote

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ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

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certainty; reality; regular; permanent; samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation)

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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to rest one's chin in one's hands

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mechanical pencil; automatic pencil

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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five o'clock

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aim; goal; prospect; outlook

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this year

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prize-winner; recipient (of a prize, award, etc.)

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afternoon; p.m.

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four o'clock

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soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

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mobile telephone; cellular telephone

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assumption; supposition; hypothesis

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to move (house); to change residence

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to inform; to notify; to know; to reign

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

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convenient; handy; useful

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

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from now on; hereafter

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boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings

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July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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room allocation; assignment of rooms

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if it's the case

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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to expel; to drive out

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rejection; dismissal

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

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storage room; storeroom; lumber room

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housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

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being on duty; person on duty

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topic of discussion; agenda

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getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring

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agency; intermediation

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as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

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hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

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