jpdb beta

being startled; getting a shock

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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to take a veneer off something

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jealous; envious

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to be of no concern to one; to be nothing to do with one

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concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)

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preferential treatment; hospitality; warm reception; cordial welcome

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nimbly; lightly

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to choke; to have trouble breathing

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cunning deed; sly trick; foul play; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat

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near; close; beside; third person

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fair play

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censure; criticism; blame; disparagement; vilification

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to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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dead city; ghost town

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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compensating; making up for; supplementation

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trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype

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orphan; person without friends

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laboratory testing bench; laboratory table; subject of an experiment; (human) guinea pig

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long ago; a long time ago; already

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quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

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(political) purge

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to leave the nest; to go out into the world; to become independent (of one's parents); to graduate (and become a member of society)

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the number of days; date

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to clamber; to climb with hands and feet; to crawl up; to creep up

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to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto

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deep pool; deep water; abyss; depths (e.g. of despair, etc.); grip (e.g. of death)

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to drop into; to slip into; to let fall into; to slide (something) down

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to commit a crime; to commit a sin

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to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

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to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; (arch.) to enjoy the beauty of; (arch.) to appreciate; (arch.) to admire

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long and large; tall and large; grand; huge

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pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

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cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)

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to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances

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if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)

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to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

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chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain

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unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

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party to a contract; subscriber; policy owner (insurance)

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bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

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one-tenth; one percent (one-tenth of a wari); one-quarter of a ryō (obsolete unit of currency); thickness; advantageous circumstances; one-tenth of a monme of silver

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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