jpdb beta

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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meeting

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spontaneous; voluntary

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last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship

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no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

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haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

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official announcement; proclamation

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to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

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accident

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condition

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(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

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confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

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to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky

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world championship

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)

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anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

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age; era; period; date

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to take command; to give direction

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that is to say; so that means

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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to lay the foundation (for)

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unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink

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

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erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion

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prospects of victory; chances of success

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

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front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)

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to occur; to happen

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well, ...; right, ...; now, ...

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forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

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does not; do not; will not do

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with no hard feelings

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criticizing someone behind their back; backbiting

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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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bet; wager; stake; gamble

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newspaper

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to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

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to be (doing)

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training (for a skill, job, sport, etc.); practice; working out; workout; (strength, weight) training

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of

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finger; toe; digit

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jamming a finger; stubbing a toe; spraining a finger (toe)

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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