jpdb beta

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

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preliminary announcement; previous announcement; portent; sign; forewarning

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provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant

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two people using the same (vehicle) (often two on a bike)

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rear seat

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

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half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage

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itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

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childish; child-like; immature; infantile

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful

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manual transmission (gear selection done by hand)

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safe; certain

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clutch

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anything and everything; just about everything

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behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

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motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

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average value; mean value; mean; expectation

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mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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level; value

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quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt

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leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

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to go up on the roof

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ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

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(not) merely; (not) simply

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young person

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Koeln; Cologne; cairn

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work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty

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use; service; purpose

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to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

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to compare with the eye

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approximately the same

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shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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capacity; volume

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proportion

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two thirds

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troops; group members; team members

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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data; datum

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ten times; tenfold

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that's the way it is; such is life

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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