jpdb beta

on the brink of collapse; in a state of near-collapse

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inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing

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110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan); to call 110; to call the police

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to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

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next month

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix

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to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)

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annual tribute; land tax

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to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

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Ladies and Gentlemen!; all of you; everyone

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only; merely; just; at most; no more than

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all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging paper lantern

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blockade; lockdown; sealing off (an area); freezing (funds)

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to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm

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dozens; scores of; decades

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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sickroom; hospital room; ward

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height; elevated place

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to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)

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heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)

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foolish act; folly

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co-sleeping; sleeping together

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to jump up to one's feet

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to kick over; to kick down

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp

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to make out to be; to set someone up (as); to prepare (e.g. someone for a role); to make (e.g. "a man out of him"); to frame

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alarm clock

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harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin

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admiration; being impressed (by)

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chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words

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easily; effortlessly; changing completely; plink (sound of something light falling or rolling)

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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bang; boom; crack

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airhead (of a male); ditz

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beyond repair

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to dirty one's hands

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in tatters; in pieces; wiped out

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organic body; organism

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failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

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poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow

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falsehood; lie

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gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

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foreign; abroad; overseas

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