jpdb beta

playboy; libertine; (professional) gambler; person without a steady job; idler

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years later

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to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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

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auntie; older woman

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dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions

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meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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major stockholder; large shareholder

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

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underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

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stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

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to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

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investment

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

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diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily

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negotiations; discussions; connection

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won't do (for me)

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arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)

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lost article; something forgotten

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where to?; whither?

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

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master; teacher; stable master

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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that; the matter in question

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to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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report; information

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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

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manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work

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near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

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noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

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