jpdb beta

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)

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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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overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage

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complete stranger; total stranger

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clearly; distinctly; vividly

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detective agency; enquiry agency

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November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

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24th day of the month; 24 days

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28th day of the month; 28 days

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condition; state of preservation

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm

4

to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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second-hand shop; recycle shop

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

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priced dirt cheap

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various opinions; various theories; various rumors (rumours)

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to start writing; to begin (a book, letter, etc.)

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original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-

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extreme; terrible; absurd; unreasonable; fool; idiot

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broken; interrupted; disconnected; intermittent; fragmentary; discontinuous

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headphone; headphones

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to listen again; to ask again

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destructive blast; blowing up; explosion

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insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind

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expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face

3

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

4

Japanese person

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materialistic

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

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conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic

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latent; potential

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superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic

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

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frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

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deep place; depths; depth; profundity

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skeptical; sceptical; incredulous

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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

2

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

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss

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

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

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moment; instant

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ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer

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haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)

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tiredness; fatigue

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