jpdb beta

a certain ...; some ...

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power; authority; jurisdiction

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

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will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

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even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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way (of doing); manner; method; means

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to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

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blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

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fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

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common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

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such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?

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

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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unexpected; surprising

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extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of

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big; large; great

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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around the world; throughout the world

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given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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counter for people

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(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

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to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to answer; to reply

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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big news

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

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman

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hey there; I say; see here

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

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

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correction; revision; amendment

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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to be surprised; to be astonished

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again; once more; a second time

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news; word; tidings; omen

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to bring; to take; to bring about

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