jpdb beta

situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink

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to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

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useless object; deadwood; white elephant; boondoggle

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ventilation

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(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

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dust; one ten-billionth

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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time for reporting to work; time one leaves home to go to work; working hours; number of hours worked

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under one's eyes; below one's eyes

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restless; fidgety; in a hurry

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particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

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pedestrian traffic

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Japan

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creaking; squeaking; packing in tightly; cramming; hard (pressing, tying, twisting, etc.); tightly

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to shut up; to imprison

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school

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clock; watch; timepiece

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in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity

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to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste

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character; traits; ethos

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time appointed for meeting (assembling); time one is supposed to meet

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meeting place

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stem (of a plant); stem (bicycle part); axle; shaft

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cover; lid; cap

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eight-tenths; casting someone out; type of baggy tobi trousers with the baggy part taking up eight-tenths of the full length of the trouser leg

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(at the) window

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to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up

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elliptical shape

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with a bump; with a clunk; yelp (e.g. of a fox); bark; howl

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seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent

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district; section; sector

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house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband

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second hand (of clock)

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to mark the passage of time; to let (feel) time pass

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six minutes

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exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time

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complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face

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to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

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to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

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crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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

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forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)

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to straighten oneself

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business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

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conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance

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