jpdb beta

useless; vain; aimless; idle

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to believe implicitly; to believe firmly

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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observance (of laws, rules, etc.); adherence; obeying; following; abiding by; compliance

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respect; esteem; regard

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the best; ideal

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tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded

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to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)

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the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

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question mark

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structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

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stormy and full of drama; many drastic events in the course of events; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes

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dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; question mark

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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number of characters per line, page, etc.

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Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

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written apology; written statement of regret

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full-course dinner; multicourse meal

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gasping

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to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

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difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

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following (in the footsteps of); catching up with; coming level with

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

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someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

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forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money

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telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

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unsuitable; inappropriate; improper

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to interrupt; to butt in

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ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base

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influential person; man of importance

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to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

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discord; antagonism

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private; personal life; (one's) privacy

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first place; head position; leading position

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fall; sinking; surrender; capitulation

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to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge

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person of high rank or position

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to cross swords (with)

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on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond

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end; edge; tip

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(of) Japanese descent; non-Japanese of Japanese descent; nikkeijin; company, etc. set up with Japanese capital; company managed by Japanese or non-Japanese of Japanese descent

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three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)

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Vietnamese (person)

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