jpdb beta

it hasn't been long since

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national defence; national defense

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instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

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name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

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reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind

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production; manufacture

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various foreign countries; several foreign countries

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compared to

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import; importation; introduction; afferent

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

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to the last; persistency; thoroughness

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cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

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siblings; brothers and sisters

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to pull in (fish); to land

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

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to make tea

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to be able to eat; to be able to swallow

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to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

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mere; simple; sheer

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freebie (e.g. with a purchase); something additional; price reduction; discount; exaggeration

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pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

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to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

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envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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enough about ...

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to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

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to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

2

to fall asleep

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to go to see (something, someone); to visit

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among (them); of (them)

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to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)

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suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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elder sister; effeminate man

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care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o

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last week; the week before

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(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk

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the way one drinks; one's manner of drinking

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alcohol; sake

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to drink up; to drain (cup)

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addition; supplement; appending; appendix

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castle

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central part; heart (of a city)

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