jpdb beta

(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

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comment

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numeral; figure; digit; numeric character

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

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inadequacy; inappropriateness; unfitness; impropriety

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merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling

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to kill; to choke the life out of

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cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate

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general comment; Sohyo (General Council of Trade Unions of Japan)

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wild idea; delusion

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day after day; day in and day out; every single day

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materials; data; document

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

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work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock, etc.)

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meaning; called; said

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mother; mom; mum; wife

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

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off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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large store

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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human relations; personal relationships

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enough is enough; no further!

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proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

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show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

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house where one was born; one's parents' house

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second (in a series)

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dry-goods store

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demand; request

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trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

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achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

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rapid growth

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inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

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friction; discord; strife

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eldest daughter; first-born daughter

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unrelated

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age 10

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adult; grown-up

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nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

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wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper

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one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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for the first time in one's life

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older; senior

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