jpdb beta

smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

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van; truck; delivery van

4

to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)

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public bath; bathhouse

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laundromat; laundrette

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job hunting; job searching

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to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes

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beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article

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trio

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solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering

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to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture

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lost article; something forgotten

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passport

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brave; heroic; gallant

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treasure

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carrier pigeon; homing pigeon

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in that manner; like that

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painful experience

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to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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loving; caring; devoted

1

ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)

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long time; long interval; for quite some time

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thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts

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no, not like that (but like this)

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going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work

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order; request

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to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

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two (long cylindrical things)

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to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen

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seeing; looking at

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number of characters; number of letters; word count

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strength of a brushstroke

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together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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history of; experience of

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short; brief

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to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood

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promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)

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soul; spirit

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted

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transparent; clear

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to be born again; to make a fresh start in life

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spacious; vast; wide

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to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

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suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort

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