jpdb beta

necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

4

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect

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unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious

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as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

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otherwise; or else; if not

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

1

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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isn't that right?

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(of a woman) strong-minded; spirited; mannish

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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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...

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so; like this; in this way

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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

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contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

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gill; zel; zill

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commandant; commanding officer; general

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you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

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(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

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important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

2

who; what kind of person

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I; me

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samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

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detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

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I; me; you; manservant

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one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of

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I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

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hair (on the head)

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pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

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golden (colour, color)

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it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

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below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

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

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transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation

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