jpdb beta

anti-terrorist

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pro-American

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countries; (various) nations

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terrorism

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Japanese national (esp. abroad); fellow countryman

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

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to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate

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SAT; Scholastic Assessment Test; Scholastic Aptitude Test

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to rise; to swell; to intensify; to increase; to grow stronger; to get higher

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land, sea and air; army, navy and air force

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selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien

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elite; best; pick; cream of the crop

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composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

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ranger

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to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

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aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

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private; personal

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to push; to propel; to shove; to spur (someone); to stimulate; to impel

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your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)

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hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place

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regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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coward

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diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing

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to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

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frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation

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(rolling) along; (rolling) over and over; with a bright, ringing sound (e.g. of a bell); (laughing) in a bright, high-pitched tone; (changing) frequently (of opinions, conversation topic, etc.); constantly; (losing) all too easily

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to tie; to fix; to attach

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cabinet minister

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resentment; indignation; anger

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three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)

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for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

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to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

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person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)

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prisoner (of war); POW; captive

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to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death

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secret society

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

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diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels

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munitions industry; war industry

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pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting

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trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession

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