jpdb beta

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

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stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone

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borrowing; debt; loan

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

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to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

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the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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talent; ability

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job hunting; job searching

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consecutive defeats; series of defeats

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domestic duck

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

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to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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potbelly; paunch

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

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dance

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Bon Festival dance; Lantern Festival dance

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folk dance

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at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

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seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

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-ish; -like

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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reliance; trust; faith; confidence

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back

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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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complete stranger; total stranger

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advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion

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qualifications; requirements; capabilities

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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brand; bland

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as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for

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however

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(romantic) love

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in comparison to; rather than

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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