jpdb beta

abrupt; sudden; unexpected

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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Kasumigaseki; district of Tokyo where most of Japan's government ministry offices are located; government ministries (of Japan); Japanese government bureaucracy

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to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

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dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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negotiations; discussions; connection

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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to visit frequently

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such ... as; or some such

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

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classified document; confidential document

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asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible

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to stop; to quit; to put an end to

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mother

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly

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to tower over the surroundings

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to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

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fate; destiny; lot

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

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to subsist; to keep on living

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

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precisely because

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to be able (to); to be possible (to)

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boarding passes; boarding tickets

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be; is

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have a good day; take care; see you

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cape (on coast)

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to be haggard; to be gaunt; to be emaciated; to be worn out (e.g. illness, worry)

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motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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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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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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hermit; recluse

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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

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solitude; loneliness; isolation

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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