jpdb beta

(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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participation; joining; entry

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junior high school student; middle school pupil

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first experience (of something); first sexual experience

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

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with a loud, shrill laugh; with a cackle; (laughing) wildly

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base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low

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just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

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approval; endorsement

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to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

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six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

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look like; sound like; seem like; savor of; smack of

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of great promise; with a promising future

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around here; hereabouts; (around) this point; about now

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furthermore; even more

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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to cut into (a conversation); to interject

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

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itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

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deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

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at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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idiotic; dolt; bonehead

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observer

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old men; elders; seniors; veterans

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to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

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technical term; terminology; jargon

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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board of directors

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one person; one member

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management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

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unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

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tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit

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to drive (e.g. a horse, carriage); to control; to manage; to govern; to rule

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yes; that is so

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involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously

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other (esp. people and abstract matters)

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to think of (a far-off person, place, etc.); to cast one's mind to; to worry about; to feel anxious about

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meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

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after

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