jpdb beta

being particular (about); being fussy; being picky; being choosy; being fastidious

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what nationality

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opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion

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can; tin; canned food

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black tea

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by force

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gentleman

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pregnant woman

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body blow (e.g. boxing)

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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to fall in public esteem; to fall in value (stocks)

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female (animal, plant)

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slave; servant; slavery

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way to go!; attaboy!; hear, hear!

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correction; revision; amendment

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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tab (character); tabulation alignment; tabulation; tub

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shut up!; be quiet!

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two (long cylindrical things)

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

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suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

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pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after

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means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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to be found; to be discovered

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how long; how much; to what extent

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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random; aimless

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to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around

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hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

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chance; opportunity

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

2

collapsing in the street (from exhaustion, illness, etc.); falling dead in the street; person lying dead in the street

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

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empty stomach; hunger

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to gain strength; to have energy

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disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

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