jpdb beta

afterword; postscript

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mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

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indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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at; in; at; when; by; with; so

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entirely; (not) at all

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offender; criminal; culprit

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to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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difficult case

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious

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at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of

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and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time

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comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery

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settlement; solution; resolution

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method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

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indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

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what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

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don't you think?; indicates question

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if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind

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... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")

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you; dear; honey

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who

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

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indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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was

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furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more

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to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

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

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victim; injured party; sufferer

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detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

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(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

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if it is (the case that ...)

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being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

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but; however; although

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to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop

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as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to

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be; is; isn't it?

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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