jpdb beta

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash

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to obtain; to procure

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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hard to get; hard to come by

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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taxi

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dead of night; midnight

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name; given name; first name

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store; shop

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nightlife districts; drinking districts

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this evening; tonight

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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this time; now

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et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance

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duty; obligation; responsibility

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by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking

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to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

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please

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determination; resolution

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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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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speaking of; (I told you) already; come on

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to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)

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to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

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forcibly; against one's will

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senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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last night; yesterday evening

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

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but; however; although

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

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most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest

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only; nothing but

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excuse; explanation

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dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

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flour; meal; powder; dust

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wire

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gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

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(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

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to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

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ahead; before; the future

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chuckle; chuckling

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to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

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