jpdb beta

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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somewhere; anywhere; in some respects

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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ahead; before; the future

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new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)

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company; corporation; workplace

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

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various

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to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something

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this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

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sobbing; sob; weeping

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(a) little; somewhat; somehow

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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jealousy; envy

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great detective

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consecutive defeats; series of defeats

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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cooked rice; meal

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if; in case; supposing

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

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existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration

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settlement; solution; resolution

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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to enjoy (oneself)

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pardon; forgiveness; forbearance

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trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

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having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

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locked-room murder (e.g. in murder mystery fiction)

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all night long; all through the night

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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lodge

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down

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to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled

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