jpdb beta

fact; truth; reality

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to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

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possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

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Japan

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engine; agency; organisation; system; facility

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such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

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MI6 (from Military Intelligence Section 6); Secret Intelligence Service (UK); SIS

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...

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come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see

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go that far; to that extent

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(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum

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to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

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any more; any further; any better; any longer

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to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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tradition; legend; folklore

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shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

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ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

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three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold

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seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

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influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible

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thank you; thanks

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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three; 3

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number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of

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substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

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why; how

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

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small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting)

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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with a crack; with a smash

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to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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