jpdb beta

demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

2

hey!; hey!

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

2

together (with); at the same time; in a lump

1

you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!

1

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

to feel inferior; to feel small

1

care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter

1

to become hungry

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that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...

3

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

5

to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)

1

(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age

1

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

1

store name; shop name; restaurant name

2

public safety; public welfare

1

fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

1

noodle making

1

shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

1

army corps; corps

1

mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

broad daylight

1

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

1

relation; relationship

1

existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have

3

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

5

meaning; called; said

4

even; but; however

2

to grumble; to complain

1

next; following; subsequent; stage; station

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

2

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

meaning; called; said

1

to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

1

stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete

1

male-dominated society; patriarchal society

1

to be discouraged; to shrink from

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

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

5

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

2

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

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