jpdb beta

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

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to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)

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not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope

2

strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious

2

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

2

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

you; hubby; dearie

1

and then; and so; and; so then

1

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

ha-ha; with a hearty laugh; panting; with heavy, rapid breathing (from exertion, fear, etc.)

1

hundred; 100

1

to run through; to run past

3

birthplace

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to arrive (at one's destination); to reach; to come to a head; to reach a conclusion; to culminate (in)

2

Orr

2

not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

1

number of years

1

chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain

1

parent company

1

human; humane

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

1

playground; play space

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

to do so; to do thus

1

to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

2

expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination

10

to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined

1

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

3

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars

1

birth

3

advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint

2

information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing

1

uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual

1

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

1

border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region

1

several day period

1

net cafe refugee; homeless person living in an Internet cafe

1

to lead a life; to live a life

1

to be exhausted; to be worn out

1

stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful

1

to have an interest (in)

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duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

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(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

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to begin (doing); to start (doing)

2

some people; a number of people; several people; a few people

2

to gain fame; to make one's name

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giving one's name; self-introduction; announcing one's name, rank, lineage, etc. (of a samurai on the battlefield); name given to male members of the nobility and samurai class upon coming of age; Japanese kanji reading used in names

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