jpdb beta

to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

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Stuck

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quirky; idiosyncratic

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dark brown; olive brown

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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village headman; village mayor

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fourth son

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apprentice; shop boy

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one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship

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to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

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timing

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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journey; route of a journey

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

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tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of

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to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with

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several people; some people; a few people; a number of people

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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short (of a person)

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue

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close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate

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to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

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waiting time; latency; standby time (e.g. cellular phones); queueing time

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spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone

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to exchange greetings

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you (plural); all of you; you all

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(one) could even say that

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companion; company

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preliminary investigation; preparation

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trivial; slight

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with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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when it becomes; when it comes to

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unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)

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small talk; chat; gossip

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to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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art of conversation

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

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haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important

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manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

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unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

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unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

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together (with); at the same time; in a lump

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wonderful; splendid; magnificent

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interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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