jpdb beta

they; those guys

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oops; uh oh; drats

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

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one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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faithful dog Hachikō; Akita dog that waited every day at Shibuya station for the return of his owner (1923-1935)

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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alligator

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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there, there

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age thirty; one's thirties

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to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

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bride

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rustling; refreshing; clearly

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to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic

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thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

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whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod

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melon (esp. a muskmelon, Cucumis melo)

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(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown

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exchange; reciprocation; give-and-take; reply; riposte

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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teacup

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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endurance; perseverance; patience

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according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

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to grasp tightly

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miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary

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to tremble

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helping hand; help; support; aid

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to hold out; to extend (e.g. one's hands); to thrust (javelin); to offer (e.g. aid, help, etc.)

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facing; opposite; across the street; other side

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp

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upright; fair; honest

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(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh

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person of common sense; common sense man

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nature; spontaneity; natural airhead

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care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

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four people

7

override

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complete; completion; perfection; accomplishment

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main question; real issue at hand

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unrelated

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side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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