jpdb beta

ordinary; average; run-of-the-mill

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

2

soundproof room

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(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

3

to be relieved; to feel relieved

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deeply emotive; moving

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cease-fire deal

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twelve; 12; queen (playing card)

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heated argument; heated discussion; heated debate

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to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

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sphere of influence

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violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

3

to advance (as of a baseball game); to repeat

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sharp tongue; eloquence

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recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

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proportion

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to become weak

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to wait eagerly for; to look forward to

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(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus

4

twelve o'clock; noon; midnight

2

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

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to resound; to make a stir

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mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours

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bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)

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signature; signing; sealing

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agreement; proposal

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Hasato

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agency; intermediation

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model; miniature; sample; specimen; prescribed form

1

bisection

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to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

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exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

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(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)

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to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

3

to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for

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certainly; surely

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

1

celebratory banquet; feast

2

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

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meaning; significance

2

to smile broadly; to grin widely

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well then ...; in that situation; in which case

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indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary

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premature

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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one and only; unique

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now; come (now); well

2

to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

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