jpdb beta

company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

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errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

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to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

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that's the way it is; such is life

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lovely; sweet

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with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)

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to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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large sketchbook used during TV filming to notify the cast of special stage direction, relay messages, etc.; cue card; crib sheet; cheat sheet

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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paper

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to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)

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plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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valley; ravine; cleavage (breasts); slum

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multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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decision; determination

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six o'clock

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to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)

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host (of a party, summit, etc.); host (of male host club)

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part-time job; side job

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studying abroad; studying overseas

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to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)

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cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

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thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

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close; intimate; on good terms

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swept back hair

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related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

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editing; compilation

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overlap

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to throw up; to vomit; to divulge; to reveal; to confess

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Merlion; official mascot of Singapore, depicted as a mythical creature with a lion's head and the body of a fish

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fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize

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tourist

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Singapore

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public order; public peace; public security; law and order

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city-state

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global company; global corporation; multinational company

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national border; provincial border

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from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through

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gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

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fair-skinned; light-complexioned

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to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

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exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting

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to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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isn't it (that) different (from usual, from what one could expect, etc.)?; isn't that wrong?; no, that's wrong; it's not like that; that's not the case

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