jpdb beta

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

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immature; childish

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

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pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained

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though; notwithstanding; although

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style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

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climax; uprush; bulge

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to show; to display

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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endgame; final stage

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hostage

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finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

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topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

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followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

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to get; to be given

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

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hence; for that reason

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something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman

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Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital

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marquis; lord; daimyo

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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financial world; business circles

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice

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to become; to amount to

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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thus

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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counter for drops of liquid

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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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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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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conclusion; decision; end; settlement

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commencing with; including

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person

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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(the) positive; yang (in Chinese divination); the open; visible place

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