jpdb beta

pen

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alphabet

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scribble; scrawl

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to tear off

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if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

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one ear

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to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil

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to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble

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oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

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dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part

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morning; a.m.

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main gate; main entrance

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cherry tree

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to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)

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don't worry about it; forget about it

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postscript; post scriptum; PS; P.S.

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large tree

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truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

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tree trunk; bole; backbone; base; foundation

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vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag

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to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

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table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor

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to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of

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confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)

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both; (not) either

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either way; in any case; one way or another

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to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

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role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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to have a family (e.g. wife or husband and children); to raise a family

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)

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how long; how far; how much

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accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank

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to get along (with someone); to be like-minded; to be congenial

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reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

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bye; see you later

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

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parting ways after a quarrel

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to be dispersed; to get separated

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complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome

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final; eventual; ultimate

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tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

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starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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fate; destiny; lot

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lightly; wide (open); gapingly; suddenly; unexpectedly

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to be fated; to be linked by fate

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... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...

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precisely because

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