jpdb beta

hard (life); tough (world)

1

briskly with small steps; trotting

1

homecoming; returning home

1

famous; notorious; noted

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one's future course

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to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess

1

to wander; to roam

1

staff; stuff; stuffing; filling

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recommendation; putting in a good word for someone

1

desperate; hopeless

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innocent; sensitive; uncomplicated; unpretentious; straightforward

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kindness; intimacy; friendship

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sworn friend

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unpopular

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immortal; undying; indestructible

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intelligence gathering; information gathering

1

expert

1

spice

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to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out

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weeping for joy; crying with happiness

1

entertainment

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

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special effects; SFX; tokusatsu (genre of live-action film or television drama that makes heavy use of special effects, e.g. Godzilla)

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long-term

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lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!

1

reporter; journalist

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worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

1

time; pause; space; room

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home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England

5

(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep

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first generation; founder

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abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking

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to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

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teacher and student

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choice; selection

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hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress

4

hiba false arborvitae (species of cypress, Thujopsis dolabrata)

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strong motivation; aggressive ambition; hunger for success; (lit.) hungry spirit

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quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon

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quadrilateral; square

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practicality; utility; usefulness

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unique type; one of a kind

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to be reflected in a mirror

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to be told or made to hear something so often that you (metaphorically) get calluses on your ears

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when; how soon; how long until

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to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)

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to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

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to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence

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water outlet; tap; faucet

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