jpdb beta

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

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Takasaki (city in Gunma)

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side job; sideline; subsidiary business

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nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

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to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

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public employee; government employee; public-sector worker; public servant; civil servant

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head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir

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special position in the civil service (exempted from application of the Local Public Service Act)

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National Personnel Authority

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volunteer

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

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political measures; policy

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to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to

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shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

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employer

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being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

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ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

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happy tears; tears of joy

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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to sniffle; to snivel

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Llorando se fue

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nasal voice

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agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

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undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); ground swell; surge

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relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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cool breeze; refreshing breeze

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one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section

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meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

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engineering works; civil engineering; public works

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construction; establishment

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accounts section; accounting section

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city planning; urban planning; town planning

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disaster preparedness; prevention of damage resulting from a natural disaster; protection against disaster

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expertise; specialized knowledge; technical knowledge; expert knowledge

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to want; to desire

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lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

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keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

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to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

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box seat

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research; study; investigation

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

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waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae

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cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder

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