jpdb beta

contraction of "koto da"

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strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

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to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

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not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special

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decider; person who decides; deciding factor; clincher; trump card

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to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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pitch black

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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to look old; to get old

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preface; introduction; preamble

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married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

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bias; eccentricity; obstinacy

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commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

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indicate reason; infers some protest

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to inherit; to receive; to take over by transfer

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to answer a question

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age; era; period; date

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freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

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lightly; easily; carelessly

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specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight

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ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive

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to become broken; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated with; to be outdone (by someone)

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draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print

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what; what?; hey!

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to be profitable (business); to pay; to be in the black

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infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless

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elasticity

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to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)

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left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)

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perhaps; maybe; possibly

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking

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to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue

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to fluff up (e.g. a futon); to retype (e.g. a letter)

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being able to do as one pleases; doing at will; pothook

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to be able to conceal

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completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome

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rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

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consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

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work, items, etc. carried over from earlier; hangover; what you ate the day before (and is still being digested)

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constructive

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opinion; view; comment

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one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

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to be extremely thorough, focusing on even the finest of details

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rather; sooner; preferably

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