jpdb beta

before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

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by your leave; with your permission

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build

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what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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to feel shy; to be bashful; to blush

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coronation ceremony; enthronement

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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guest of honour; guest of honor; privileged guest; visitor

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meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

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to wait and see; to see how the land lies

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something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

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to give one's heart to; to fall in love; to turn one's mind towards; to think of

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to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

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roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique

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straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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progress

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complete change; about-face

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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empress dowager; queen mother

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blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

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taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)

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circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

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to become related (through marriage, adoption, etc.); to form a connection (with Buddha)

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regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

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to know (someone); to think; to believe

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secret agreement

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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

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candidate; applicant

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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face; looks; countenance; vestige; trace; reminder

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rule; reign; government; governing

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even

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complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

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to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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territory; domain; dominion; possession

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...

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stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

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dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

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if necessary

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to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)

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hateful; detestable; loathsome

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low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)

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lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking

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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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exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

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