jpdb beta

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened

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clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

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sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)

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periodic; regular; routine

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previously; already; for some time; for quite a while

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information exchange

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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school district; school area

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at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully

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a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

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to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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person with a lot of free time on their hands; person of leisure; idler; loafer

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to be helpful; to be useful

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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cram school; private tutoring school; juku

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mere; simple; sheer

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informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together

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public (institution)

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private (establishment)

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school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

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professional duties

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hence; for that reason

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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evil desire

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meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

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(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book

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parent and child meeting (with teacher for course, career guidance, etc.)

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by today; before the day is over

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ordering (materials); placing an order; order

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branch office; branch store

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built-in audience; regular customers

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to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

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district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society

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constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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freedom; liberty

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in those days

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to be pressed for time

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handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade

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interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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