jpdb beta

(something having its) merits and demerits; advantages and disadvantages; good points and shortcomings

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safe plan; infallible measure

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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hostage

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date and time

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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ten days

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easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over

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inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

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to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

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to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

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case; situation

3

such

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in advance; beforehand; previously

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personnel selection

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reply; answer

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unjust; inhuman

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

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indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

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foreign country

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royalty

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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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kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points

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mother

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niece

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faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

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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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(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

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attack; offence; dominant partner of a homosexual relationship; a barrage of; a flood of

2

weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

2

nailing on; nailing down; being stationary; being rooted to the spot; (price) pegging

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once in a while; occasionally; seldom; at long intervals

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

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both; (not) either

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assumption; supposition; hypothesis

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expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit

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plenipotentiary powers; full authority

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to entrust; to leave to a person

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10,000; ten thousand

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staying behind; remaining; residual

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secret; private; surreptitious

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