jpdb beta

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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silence (not speaking); muteness

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glass; pane

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement

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unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

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to stop walking; to pause

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secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

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to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)

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record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document

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to have an interest (in)

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sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity

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success rate

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follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

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to release

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in addition; besides

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way of speaking; intimation

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to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about

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profile

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the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult

2

to accrete; to become whole; to come together

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

1

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

2

capture; seizure

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with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

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forehead; brow

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class-A war criminal

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to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

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to change; to swap; to change the object of one's interest or focus; to spend or take time; to infect; to permeate something with the smell or colour of something; to move on to the next or different stage of (a plan, etc.)

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doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)

5

going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

1

store interior; inside of a shop

3

rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint

2

exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak

2

door (Western-style, car, etc.)

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backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

2

someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour

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to leak; to run out

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to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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armory; armoury; ordnance department

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inside (a refrigerator, warehouse, etc.)

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having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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military gains; war results; fruit of battle

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not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...

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