jpdb beta

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

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shameless; infamous; disgraceful

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letter; missive; note; mail

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

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moving tale; impressive tale

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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.)

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

2

quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like

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yakuza

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one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids

1

commander; commanding officer; CO

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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one's own handwriting; autograph

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

that's so, however ...

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armed forces; military; troops

3

private army

3

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

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however; but

3

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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memory; sense; experience

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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big; large; great

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indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

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attraction (e.g. magnetic, gravitation); affinity; gravitational pull; attractiveness; magnetism

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soul; spirit

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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people; men and women; each person; everybody

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

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mere; simple; sheer

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threat; bird-scaring device (scarecrow, gun, etc.)

1

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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really; truly; indeed; good grief

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hostage

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not bad; not half bad; pretty good

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

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exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution

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to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

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brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost

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expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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