jpdb beta

deck (of a ship)

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celebrity; personality; prominent figure

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landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land

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gangway; ramp

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to begin to fall (rain, etc.)

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to come and see (someone, something); to visit

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businesswoman

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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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land

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guard; security (officer); guardsman

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to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

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facing outward

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service (bus, train); operation; motion; revolution; movement

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just the other day; quite recently

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unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

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operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

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number of copies; circulation

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concern; business

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control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management

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what people say; rumours; public opinion

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to shut a door

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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calmly; coolly; primly

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in great numbers

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a bit more; a bit longer

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of late; lately; this part; this point; here

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schedule

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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spiritual plane; spiritual aspect; mental level

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hard struggle; strenuous effort

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modernization; modernisation

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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to classify; to sort out; to sift through

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immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing

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unexpectedly; surprisingly

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widow

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notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card

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necessary information; required fields (e.g. in a form)

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to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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changing completely; transformation

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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preference; priority; precedence

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jokingly; in the form of a joke

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pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend

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to look stupid; to have a critical lack

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to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication

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to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

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