jpdb beta

New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year

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what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

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any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

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wheat; barley; oat (oats)

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emergency; extraordinary; unusual

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frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)

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kingdom; monarchy

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to pour drinks for each other; to drink together

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to enter a New Year

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sending a ship to the bottom; sinking (a ship); to sink a ship

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next day

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to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

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choices; alternatives; options

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don't you think?; indicates question

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comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

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easy to drink; easy to swallow; quaffable

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far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far

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to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on

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to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

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children

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every year; yearly; annually

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to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour

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on inquiry; if inquiring

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maybe; could be; might

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three days

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apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal

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shift system

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to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

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established practice; custom

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office (e.g. the Oval Office)

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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sofa; couch

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

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after that; afterwards; thereafter

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two parts; two copies; the second part

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system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

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holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

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to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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civil official

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maid

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lottery; drawn lot

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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castle

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one's home; one's house

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but; however; provided that

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half and half; fifty-fifty

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