jpdb beta

to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn

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scale; scope; plan; structure

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public finance; financial affairs; financial situation

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matter of time; question of time

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot

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to choke; to have trouble breathing

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aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)

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freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

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width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)

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organizational capability; organisational capability

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substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial

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to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate

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potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

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to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

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pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

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because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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self-protection

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top recommendation; (something) highly recommended

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means

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to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

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slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect

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to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest

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in the future; another day; later

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respect and affection; love and respect

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admiration; being impressed (by)

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as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment

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gentleman

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having said that; on the other hand

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rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

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surrounding at a distance

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everywhere; all over; throughout

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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how dare ...; how could ...

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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look (esp. an angry or upset look); expression

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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frown; scowl; grimace

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to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate

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to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

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hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

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to be sorry; to beg pardon; to be grateful; to be amazed; to be filled with awe; to be disconcerted

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pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

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