jpdb beta

castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord

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all companies; each company

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physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics

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prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout

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prosperity; flourishing; thriving

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undoubted; unmistakable; definite

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bilateral

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discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure

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(pet) owner; keeper

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alpine plants

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beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute

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eastern country; eastern provinces; Kanto provinces

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recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo

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to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart

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to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

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laughingstock; object of ridicule

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loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

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canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

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to live up to expectations; to meet expectations

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betrayal; defection; treachery; apostasy

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cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

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state secrets; secrets of the state

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to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far

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to impress (someone)

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contact network; phone tree; contact information for relevant people (in a given organization)

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suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows

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see; you see; ha

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slum

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to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe

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financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time

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merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures

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poor people; the poor

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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independence; self-reliance

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taking the family along

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unwritten law; common law; unwritten rule

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to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

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habitual; customary

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sardonic laugh; scornful smile

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rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby

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(doing something) for money; being mercenary

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if you do this; if this is the case

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to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

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highwayman; bandit; brigand; highway robbery; holdup; mugging

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smell(ing) of sweat

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to brandish; to flash; to display

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to fling (away); to hurl

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detestable; despicable; abhorrent

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to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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