jpdb beta

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?

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hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance

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value; worth; merit

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(one's) self; oneself

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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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brand; bland

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Japan's best; number one in Japan

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grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

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invitation; introduction; temptation

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

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beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

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challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try

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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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to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

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Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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now; soon; already; yet; further; more

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

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

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like

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happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

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very; extremely; excessively

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

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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in-house model; company model; model under an exclusive contract; model who works exclusively for a single fashion magazine

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intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...

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girls' high school

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to be precocious; to be mature for one's age; to seem grown-up; to seem mature

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to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

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exclusive; attached to; specialist

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journal; magazine; periodical

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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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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happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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