jpdb beta

novel; (short) story

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

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professional

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

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absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)

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very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

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(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

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author; writer; novelist; artist

2

wish; desire; ambition

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job hunting; job searching

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you (plural); all of you; you all

2

why; how

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to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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very; extremely; that is

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purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention

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period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

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no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

1

clear solution; clean decision

1

to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

salary; wages; pay

1

reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence

2

nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-

2

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

such a thing; something like that

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to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

2

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

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forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

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needy circumstances; living in poverty

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

to choose; to select

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

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

1

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing

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information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.

1

society; public; community; social studies

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banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

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allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance

2

every month; each month; monthly

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efficiency

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result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

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