jpdb beta

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

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Natsume Souseki (1867-1916)

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I love you

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to translate; to interpret

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Japanese person; Japanese people

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or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

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various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

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to set aside

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chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words

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success or failure; outcome; result

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evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)

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to engage (with); to be in gear (with); to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength

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that sort of; like that

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to let out a cry; to break forth

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tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion

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being on stage without respite; performing continuously; staying out the entire time; being in attendance continuously (e.g. at a meeting)

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to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to

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outfield; outfielder; outfield bleachers; third party; outsider

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to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

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is there anything else?

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to lend an ear to; to listen to

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses

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cycle; period

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the very thing; itself

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tragic but brave; heroic; grim; pathetic

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start

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hint

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the future; future prospects

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light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

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two weeks; fortnight

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

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several tens

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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uniformity; integrity

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connection; link; relationship

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disregarding; ignoring

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maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

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as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

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quality

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to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

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to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

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losing everything; coming to nothing; having lost the interest and the principal

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someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

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for peace of mind

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sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

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next time (occasion)

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now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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