jpdb beta

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

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fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

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to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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(in) her way; peculiar to her

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precisely because

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to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

3

male homosexual's partner; buttocks; anus

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(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

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to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

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hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

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to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

5

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

2

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

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sparks

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

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to check through; to thoroughly investigate

2

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go

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to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

4

pleasantly smiling

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to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

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only; nothing but

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reliance; dependence

2

to be reliable

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to give off sparks; to spark; to scintillate; to have a heated argument; to combat; to do something fiercely

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women; womenfolks

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settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards

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receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

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to press a question; to cross-examine

2

to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

2

he; him; boyfriend

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Starbucks (abbr)

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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stinger

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five-seven-five syllable verse (haiku, senryu, etc.)

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tea; tee

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treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

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forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding

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