jpdb beta

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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fighting against an illness

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to put someone to trouble

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washing; cleansing; cleaning; cleansing (one's mind and body)

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oasis; OASYS (Fujitsu WP system)

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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

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first; new

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to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

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health care worker; medical personnel

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to like too much; to like to excess; to adore

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most attractive feature (of a person)

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love is blind; (lit.) (when in love) even pockmarks are dimples

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the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

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imperious; proud; heavy (nasal breathing)

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to become better; to improve

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national holiday; public holiday

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outline of the Sun (esp. represented as a red circle); the Japanese flag

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about when; about what time; how soon

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searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something

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offender; criminal; culprit

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logical

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failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

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defeating an argument; winning an argument; refutation; confutation

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harmful animal

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extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction

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Special Higher Police (1911-1945); police unit controlling political thought and expression

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red purge

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loafer; free-loader; tramp; unemployed person

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son and heir; son who will succeed one

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low-priced; cheap; inexpensive; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; cheap (e.g. government)

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plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

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this (very thing); this precisely

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becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

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mica; isinglass

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neighborhood association (established in Japan in 1940); neighbourhood association

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like; as if; the same as

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indicates emphasis

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below the knee

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barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled

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deposit; earnest payment; earnest money

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effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)

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poor doctor; inept doctor; quack

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cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants

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poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)

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to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)

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from the beginning

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fiercely (e.g. of a fire burning); bong-bong (of clock ringing); with repeated bangs (e.g. of fire cracker); striking clock; green young man from a well-to-do family

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fool; idiot; simpleton

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to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

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