jpdb beta

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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mother

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

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what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

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someone; somebody

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to die; to pass away

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till

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memorial service for the dead; holding a service

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hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently

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something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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grandfather; male senior-citizen

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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who

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(company's) initiation or welcoming ceremony

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(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

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almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

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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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small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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

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thank you

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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then; well; so; well then

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three people

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)

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to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

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day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

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to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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