jpdb beta

although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish

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

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impossible; unlikely; improbable

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

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is not; am not; are not

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stealthily; secretly; in secret

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experiment

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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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curtain; bunting; act (in play)

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(male) actor

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starring (in a film, play, etc.); playing the leading part

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prize; award

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until now; so far; up to the present

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son; penis

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actor; actress; player; performer

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national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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several days later

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to collect; to assemble; to gather

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light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight

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first year; initial (year)

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force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum

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award ceremony

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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

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to suit the convenience of; to accommodate

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

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don't worry; no worries; never mind

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

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one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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all companies; each company

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)

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to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

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to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by

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production (e.g. play); direction

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-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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autobiography

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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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miracle; wonder; marvel

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(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

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good (condition); going well; fine; smooth

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oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

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poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!

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