jpdb beta

extraordinary; uncommon

2

to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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February; second month of the lunar calendar

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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to adjoin

1

left kidney

1

stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

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Shiga (prefecture)

4

reporter; journalist

7

branch; subdivision

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person in charge of public relations; PR manager

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contribution (e.g. to newspaper)

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

2

ex-post-facto approval

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big news; important news

1

sales promotion; hard selling

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

means of survival; means of escape; way out of a difficulty

1

meaning; significance

1

to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into

1

mosquito net

2

absolute secrecy

1

last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

1

announcement; notice

1

to answer the phone

1

desk; copy editor

4

disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment

1

full; in plenty; ample

1

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to damage

1

person that annoys or causes trouble; false alarm

1

seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

1

consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion

1

to be boiled; to be cooked

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indigestion; dyspepsia; incomprehensibility; inability to understand

1

eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

2

load on one's chest; obstacle; hindrance; impediment

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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This isn't over; I will get my revenge

1

with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

3

news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

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concern; interest

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something like ...; something called ...

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since when; from when; how long

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car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto

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repair shop

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manual or physical labor; manual or physical labour

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