jpdb beta

first meeting; first interview with

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

1

care; kea (Nestor notabilis)

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

7

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

3

medium

9

hello; good day; good afternoon

4

in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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I; me

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papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

4

bed

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to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

2

grim face; angry look

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out

4

sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around

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to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

2

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

18

to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of

7

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2

devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment

5

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

4

to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

1

rebellious phase; rebellious age

3

normalcy; normality; normal

2

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

2

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

5

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

8

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

1

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability

5

zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

2

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

1

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

4

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

3

as (somebody) says

2

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

3

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

1

after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

1

black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person

1

hogging; having all to oneself; monopolising; monopolizing

1

had better ...; had better not ...

9

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

1

to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

4

name; title; designation; fame; reputation

1

lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)

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