jpdb beta

change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement

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appearing to have; seeming to be

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scrum try

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geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; dressed-up beautiful woman

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OK; sure; yessir!; okey dokey!; understood

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antinomy

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global environment problems; global environmental issues

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grilled clam; baked clam

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hobby friend; friend gained through common interests or personality

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there are no rebels without reasons

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Andrew Carnegie

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Carl Lewis

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rain scene; rainy landscape; signs of rain; threat of rain

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hypothetical situation

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Rubicon river; Rubicon

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beyond description

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picture-matching (with card games, etc.); matching pictures; picture-matching contest (popular in the Heian period); e-awase

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complex; complex (number)

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dog race; dog racing

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stupid person; slow-witted person

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candid-camera; candid-camera footage

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safety reflector; reflector; reflective material

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putting one's heart and soul into each pitch

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modern disease; disease of our time

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your company; your shrine

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running backwards; running with the head turned back

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taking out (e.g. a book from a library); removing (from the premises); borrowing

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utility; room with sink, washing machine, etc. in a house or apartment

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mountaineering ascetic; practitioner of mountain asceticism

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New Year's greetings

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to sell at a loss; to sell cheaply; to sell off; to dispose (of)

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pop music

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eating the first meal of soft rice (himeii) after the traditional hard rice of New Year (kowaii); first intercourse of the New Year; loss of virginity; loss of maidenhead

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to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes

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gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god

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(pitcher's) control

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child

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drunk driving

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absolute monarchy

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harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)

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moral sense

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earth-friendly; ecological; sustainable

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rape; sexual assault

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klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

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unsupported; unfounded; nonsense

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to show one's true colors (colours); to expose one's faults; to give oneself away

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holding two or more positions concurrently

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conjugated form

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to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

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the smartest thing in a tight situation is to beat a retreat

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