jpdb beta

cawing (of a crow)

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mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

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however

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hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary

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old man; old geezer

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

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scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)

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Twitter

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mother; mom; mum; wife

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three people

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pregnancy; conception; gestation

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Lovins

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I; me

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Christine

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to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

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look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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wedding hall; marriage hall; wedding place; wedding location

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one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

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abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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distinction (e.g. between right and wrong, public and private, etc.)

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inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

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furigana; kana over or beside kanji to indicate pronunciation

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staff member; employee; worker; personnel

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shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

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such; this sort of; like this

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

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phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

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

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what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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to be (doing)

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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(sense of) presence; realism; ambiance

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unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

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excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal

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unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history

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