jpdb beta

present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times

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Japanese person; Japanese people

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tendency; trend; inclination

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Europe and America; the West

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materialistic

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to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

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permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis

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conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic

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latent; potential

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

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to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

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analysis

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presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

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to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

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objective

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irresponsibility

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extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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desire; wish; aspiration

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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volcanic gas

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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arrogant; insolent; disdainful

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frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

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depth; deep place

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one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief

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with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

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dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled

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artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made

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complete change; about-face

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Tomitake

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to scratch; to claw

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Takano

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circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

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scorch; burn; burnt rice; part of ceramic glaze that has become dark or darkish-brown during firing

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young lady (in ref. to a maid, etc.)

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Mr.; Mrs.; Ms.

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wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

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death by fire

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death from explosion; death from bombing; bombing (in sales); flopping

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to throw away

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having no choice; at a loss for what to do; at one's wits' end

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distant

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit

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moment; instant

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civilian clothes; plain clothes; mufti; plainclothes police officer

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