jpdb beta

one way or another; in many ways; in various ways

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cooperation; collaboration

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because of; owing to; due to

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perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance

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invoking the coercive power of the state; calling upon the power of the state

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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to defy; to disobey; to rebel against; to oppose; to resist

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to be subject to punishment; to be punished

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anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

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melancholy; gloom; depression

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expression; look; countenance; face

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orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim

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wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location

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nameplate

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to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare

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to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

3

long-awaited; much-awaited

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entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

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taking up a new post

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therefore; consequently

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to be frank; to drop all pretense

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ceremony celebrating the formation of an organization (organisation)

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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grace; favour; favor

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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event; festivities; function; social gathering; auspices; opening

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

4

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

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(in one's) possession

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small fraction; small proportion

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per capita; per person

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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individual; one by one; separate; each

2

to like; to prefer

3

god-like existence; person far higher (in hierarchy, etc.) than oneself

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end; tip; extremities; terminal

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

3

distrust; suspicion

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commandant; commanding officer; general

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

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one's life

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to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

2

to gradually rise

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PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car

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preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)

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luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)

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drinking (sometimes esp. alcohol); drink; drinking party

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