jpdb beta

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

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how many years; how long; what year

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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x (mark); cross; MDMA; ecstasy; molly

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unrequited love; one-sided love

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to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

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expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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one more time; once more; once again

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to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

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being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)

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appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

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means; is; as for

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profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

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failure; mistake; blunder

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to make merry; to be festive

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affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

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little by little

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to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

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to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of

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comfortable; pleasant

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preference; priority; precedence

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to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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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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preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

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gist; main point

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions

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game

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defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

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balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

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to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

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thief; robber

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it seems that; as if

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advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company

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company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

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high salary earner; high income earner; well-paid employee; highly-paid; in the top salary bracket

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lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

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the Eastern Capital (now Tokyo); Yedo; Edo

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planning; project; plan; design

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

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to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)

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to wring the neck; to strangle

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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