jpdb beta

the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous

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to breathe (heavily); to pant; to gasp; to live

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to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

2

square; rectangular

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to write down

1

to be flexible; to be accommodating

1

possession; having (on one's person); carrying (with one)

1

profit and loss; advantage and disadvantage

1

going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court

1

bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery

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secret accounts; second set of accounts

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cache; place to hide something

1

another thing; other things; another man's property

1

to sign a contract

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versatility; multiplicity of use

2

to agree; to decide upon; to enter into (a contract)

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Latin-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)

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if not ...; unless ...

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heir to a throne

2

on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually

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to make a long-winded speech; to give a long talk

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

1

explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology

1

out of character; unlike one

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ribbon

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butterfly

2

idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation

3

under one's arm; (in) the armpit

2

temperature

4

to ignore (a fault, misstep, issue, etc.); to disregard; to overlook; to pass over; to let go unquestioned

1

(having) life-and-death power (over)

1

right (to do something); authority; power

1

pardon; remission; amnesty

1

to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)

4

(by force of) circumstances

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clanging; empty; deserted

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lost property; something dropped and left behind; dropping something (without realising); losing something

1

Curtiss

4

person who died for a cause; guinea pig (for a new product or service); test subject; hitobashira; ritual human sacrifice by burying a living person under or near a large-scale construction project to invoke divine protection

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temporary; transient; trifling; trivial; careless; perfunctory

2

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

2

to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)

1

cannot be undone; can't be recovered from

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to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

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mystery; curiosity; strangeness; ghost; monster; apparition

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sphere of influence

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daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

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sunlight; rays of the Sun

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