jpdb beta

slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

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baby; infant

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balance

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

5

early morning

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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failure; mistake; blunder

2

autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

7

(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)

1

(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

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to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff

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(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

2

garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin

2

to blow one's nose

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tissue paper; tissue; facial tissue; facial tissues

1

plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

tissue; facial tissue

3

to take out; to drag out

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(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly

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and then; and so; and; so then

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carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

1

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

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sopping; soaking

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one by one; one each; one at a time

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

3

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

4

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

1

feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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in this way; like this

3

evidence; proof

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

1

to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

1

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

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television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind

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