jpdb beta

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

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top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

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darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

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to; towards; for

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to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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and; thereupon; because of that

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

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fixed date; settlement date

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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to chase around

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sly (cunning) old man

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to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)

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Paris (France)

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that; those; the

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

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where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

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opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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to; towards; for

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

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God only knows; it's anyone's call; heaven knows

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)

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house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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olden days; former

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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a little bit; a little while

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distance; range

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taxi

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to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

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guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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idiot; fool; dope

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation

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guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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one month

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just the other day; quite recently

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

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