jpdb beta

origin; beginning

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dramatic turn-around; major reversal; great comeback; game changer

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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who; what kind of person

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to go back

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classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

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seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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

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few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

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I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

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preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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to have an interest (in)

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach

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crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg

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imagination; supposition; guess

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tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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good performance; good work; great success

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shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball

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nice; good; well-executed

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noisy voices

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to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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person of importance; a somebody; absolutely; certainly; to be sure

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habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

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to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

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to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least

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roar of laughter (from multiple people); burst of laughter; uproarious laughter; laughing hard (by a single person)

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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bento; Japanese box lunch

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slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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malicious; ill-tempered; unkind

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to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time

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turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

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being left out; being ostracized

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to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired

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everything; anything; nothing

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

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