jpdb beta

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

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

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

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friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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(next-door) neighbour; neighbor

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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(Western) playing cards

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taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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riding ground; racecourse; racetrack

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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pride

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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go that far; to that extent

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concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

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to pass (of time); to elapse

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professional killer; hit man

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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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to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

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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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mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

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knife

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reply; answer; response

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

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good grief

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to be troublesome; to require the aid and labour of others

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this time; now

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something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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what's the matter?; what's wrong?

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indicates question

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

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hoodlum; ruffian

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

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you (plural)

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ah; oh; hey!

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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