jpdb beta

indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

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together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)

2

to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale

1

to fade; to become dim

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to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

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as if nothing had happened

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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to subsist; to keep on living

4

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

2

how long; how much; to what extent

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

1

many thousands

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

2

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

3

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

10

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

11

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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to feel; to sense; to experience

3

to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)

8

vast; limitless; boundless

1

manor; villa

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Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

4

faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit

1

by means of; due to; because of; according to

2

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

myself; yourself; I; me; you

9

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

11

that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you

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too much; excessively; too

1

warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot

1

flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)

1

cruel; merciless; pitiless; tragic; horrible; terrible

1

so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already

24

I; me; you; manservant

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to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

4

I; me

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such; this sort of; like this

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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