jpdb beta

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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Japanese government

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foreign country

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intelligence agency; secret service

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

2

grey; gray; ashen

2

cardinal (Catholic Church)

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace

4

powerful person; influential person

1

so; therefore; and; (and) then

5

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

2

silence (not speaking); muteness

5

to look towards

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to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

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degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

4

to make eye contact

2

safety; security

3

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

5

to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)

1

roughly; broadly; generally; more or less

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

4

Lina; Rina; Ri-na

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accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

2

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

2

society; the world; the times

1

bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

1

to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit

1

same sex

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

9

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

3

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

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feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

good news

1

end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

1

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

8

26th day of the month; 26 days

1

next day

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Machida

8

office

2

going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

2

end of the month

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regular (periodic) examination

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examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

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exemption; exoneration; discharge

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to feel like it; to get to think that way; to become so minded

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