jpdb beta

superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

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inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration

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writing (e.g. as a profession)

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willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations

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to be called ...; to be referred to as ...

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if you insist (on it)

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but; however; provided that

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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table

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to turn sideways

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editor (in publishing, etc.)

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Muraoka

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spring; fountain

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office

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comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)

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amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

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tape transcription; transcribing from recorded tape; audio-typing

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to add to; to insert

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technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional

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check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

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suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption

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chair; stool; post; office; position

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finish; finishing; finishing touches

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

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to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)

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computer graphics; CG; computer-generated imagery; CGI

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to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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writing; composition; essay; sentence

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof

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before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

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to begin talking; to open up

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I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one

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restoration; repair; mending

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too much; excessive; too

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the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly

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to discuss; to talk together

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couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife

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to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

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far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

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guard; security (officer); guardsman

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meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

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afternoon; p.m.

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bus

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(hospital) ward

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