jpdb beta

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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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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but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

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mother

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aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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to accept; to receive; to agree

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limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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to; towards; for

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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drifting; drift; being adrift

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)

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older sister; lass; young lady

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same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

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papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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thank you

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friend; companion

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thank you; thanks

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I; me; you; manservant

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childhood

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

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was

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was; were

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

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

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so much; so; like that

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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indicates question

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bicycle; bike

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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in the same way as; just like

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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how; in what way; how about

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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