jpdb beta

these days; nowadays; recently

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teaspoon

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to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

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candidate; applicant

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to taste; to try (food or drink)

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

2

all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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value; worth; merit

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

2

just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

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at a moment's notice; readily

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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father

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mother

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yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

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before long; even now

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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circuitous; roundabout; indirect

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hasty; impatient; restless; rash

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to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

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beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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injury; harm; danger

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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forced double suicide

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not limited to; not just ...

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palm (of one's hand)

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless

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urban legend

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level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

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circulation; dissemination

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to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

3

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

2

mold; mould; mildew

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careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

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exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)

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of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

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how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way

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difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

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

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starting point; starting line

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handicap

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so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

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another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

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to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

3

oh; ah

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

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