jpdb beta

summary; digest

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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daughter

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

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to fail to die (after attempting suicide); to fail to kill oneself; to come close to dying; to be almost killed; to survive (when others died); to outlive others

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one's younger brother; underling (e.g. in yakuza); junior male peer; sworn younger brother

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to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy

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cancelling (a debt); forgiving (a debt); being even; forgetting (what was said or done); pretending (something never happened)

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to grumble; to complain

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violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

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precisely because

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strong person; the strong; the powerful

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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resultant; consequential

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being driven into a corner; having no way out; being caught between a rock and a hard place

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identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination

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to become damp; to become moist; to become wet; to lack energy; to be in a slump; to be in low spirits

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to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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inheritance; something given or received

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cold; frigid; dignified; distinguished; (of an atmosphere) tense; nerve-racking

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threat; menace

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reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt

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repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly; again and again; continually

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barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless

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going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote

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semipermanent

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circulation; rotation; cycle; loop

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now is the time

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good opportunity; chance

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in this manner; in this way; like this

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down to earth; reasonable; able to deal with

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to smile (at someone)

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pure; purity

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to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

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cancer

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selling or divesting in unwanted stocks; hiding bad loans

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peaceful

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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date and time (of a meeting, departure, etc.); days and hours

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grim face; angry look

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to tag along; to follow; to tail; to shadow

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important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency

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to discuss; to talk together

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to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

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to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble

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route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

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crossing a river

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discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference

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