jpdb beta

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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olden days; former

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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Janney

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criticism; judgement; judgment; comment

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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is not; am not; are not

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diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)

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beyond that point; after that

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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because; as; since

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originally; by nature; from the start

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Johnny Kitagawa (23.10.1931-09.07.2019; founder and president of Johnny & Associates)

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north side; north bank

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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action

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illusion

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showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy

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regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

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to knead again; to rework; to revise; to polish

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before long; even now

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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show business

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conflict; complication; troubles; discord

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friction; discord; strife

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

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until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it

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character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

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attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

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expression; presentation; representation; notation

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rebirth; reincarnation

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more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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various

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choices; alternatives; options

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else

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clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

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