jpdb beta

reading and writing

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to sell at a high price

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prior investment; upfront investment

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quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles

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time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance

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to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

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merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

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swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately

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running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

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from there; thence

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slum

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Japanese syllabary; kana; aiueo

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

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which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...

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delicious; skillful; skilled; expert

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(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit

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miracle; wonder; marvel

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stupid brat; son of a bitch

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working without pay; free service; work for nothing

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illegal channel; back channel; black market

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to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over

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manservant

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to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

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carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped

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underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly

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value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

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

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rent

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food expenses; money for food; charge for board

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tax

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to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh

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to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

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to suspect

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leaving a matter to chance

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nothing but; except; no more than

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shame; embarrassment; disgrace

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Baekje (ancient Korean kingdom; 18 BCE-660 CE); Paekche

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to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to put up (with something); (lit.) to clench one's teeth

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angry roar; bellow

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to look forward to

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interview (on television, in a newspaper, etc.)

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dangerous; risky

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

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extremely; very; really; super; so

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