jpdb beta

training; drill; practice; practising; discipline

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years later

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subordinate person

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

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ecstasy; highest heaven

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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to give one's everything; to do one's best

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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beyond saving

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denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

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to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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despite; in spite of; not worrying about; without fear of

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to pounce on someone's words; to cavil at someone's words; to trip someone up with their own words

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unfavourably; unfavorably; disparagingly; insultingly; ill

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to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

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each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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to toady; to be obsequious

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political strength

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one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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criminal case

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clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight

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slow; lagging; tardy

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heinous criminal; vicious criminal

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several tens

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one day; (on) a certain day

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(written) report

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astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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to take command; to give direction

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to resound; to make a stir

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grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering

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whole face; all over one's face

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to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes

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scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

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rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

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hostage

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protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

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to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up

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to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

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repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

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this sort of

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decision; determination; resolution

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amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching

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purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge

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that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

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