jpdb beta

to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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turning point; transition phase

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public and private matters; official and personal affairs; professional and personal lives

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

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completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow

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to sever relations (with someone; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)

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inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts)

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Kimiko

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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misunderstanding

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thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

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to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)

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our company

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to sniff around; to snoop around; to nose about

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exchange; conversion

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to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match

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to not take seriously; to take lightly

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household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

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obstinate person; stubbornness; pigheadedness; hard head (like a rock)

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just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

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sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops

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to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle

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temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth

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starting work (for the day); employment; work

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period; term; interval

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big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

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to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove

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to balance the accounts; to make consistent; to make coherent

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in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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the two; both

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noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

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blood pressure

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numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)

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your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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election

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clerk; (bureau, post-office) staff

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unnatural death; accidental death; violent death

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quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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corpse; dead person

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neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

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