jpdb beta

by the end of the year

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slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

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certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

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next year

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as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

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certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

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our country; our land; one's own country

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founding a country; opening of a country (e.g. Japan) to the world; ending (a policy of) national seclusion

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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with the exception of; excepting; excluding

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the West; the Occident; Western countries

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various countries; various regions; various provinces

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever

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trade; commerce

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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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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ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather

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law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

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be; is

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however; but

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foreign country

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ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

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Russia

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

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frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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already; now; no longer; not any more

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to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

1

anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

1

confidentially; privately; off the record

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(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all

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

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to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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to set aside

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like that; so

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

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appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

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conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)

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