jpdb beta

to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match

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infancy; childish; infantile; immature

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crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

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short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability

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and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

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perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues

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wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

4

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

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(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)

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without an occupation; unemployed; jobless

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high praise; great admiration; with critical acclaim; to rave reviews; currently; presently

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to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out

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to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

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kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll

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how others look at you; what others think about you

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oven

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loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending

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clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor

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good grief

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for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

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to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

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handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown

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in the hospital; hospitalized

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hospitalization; hospitalisation

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cost; expense

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not insignificant; not to be sneezed at

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very hungry; starving; ravenous

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

4

day by day

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ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous

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visit (to someone affected by illness or misfortune); call; inquiry (about someone's health); letter of inquiry; letter of sympathy; get-well letter

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ant

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research project (e.g. at school); independent research

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(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable

3

to eat; to drink

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series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)

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consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

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notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties

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foot of a rock; large rock, most of which is buried

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excuse; explanation

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conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore

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