jpdb beta

here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

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puppy; small dog

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to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into

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plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking

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to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

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court rank

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stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously

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to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood

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baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron

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to receive divine punishment

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divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

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giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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tea (esp. green or barley); tea break; teatime; tea ceremony

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a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

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piece of junk; worn-out article; clumsy; useless; dismantled car; hitting (with fist)

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to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from

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I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

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kidnapper; kidnaper; abductor

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celebratory banquet; feast

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fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number

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powerful person; influential person

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when; how soon; how long until

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to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

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three mountains; three shrines (of Kumano); three kingdoms (of 14th and 15th-century Okinawa)

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secretiveness

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unexpected; unscheduled; unforeseen; unplanned

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laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

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to sleep all day; to idle away one's time; to loaf all day

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change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation

4

dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

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birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday

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discovery; detection; finding

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research results

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corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)

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situation; outlook; one's allegiance; affiliation; position

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to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

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good-for-nothing; useless; worthless

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gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked

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karōshi; death from overwork

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whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt

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burnt field; burnt area; land devastated by fire

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crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products

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field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth

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ecosystem

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to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out

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to buy (a set of items)

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