jpdb beta

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you

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to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

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hereabouts; around here

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area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

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established practice; custom

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May; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

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each school

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concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble

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march; parade

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musical performance

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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saxophone; sax

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

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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to be duplicated; to be repeated; to overlap; to fall together (of dates, etc.); to repeat (a failed course, school year, etc.); to make a double play

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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class

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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with one's own hands

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to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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breath; breathing; tone; mood

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to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

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to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out

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

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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finger; toe; digit

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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now; the present time; just now; another; more

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

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we; us

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one week

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lips

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to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

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sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

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