jpdb beta

jest; joke; funny story

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reference; consultation

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

1

seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

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game; play; sports

1

for example

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major piece; heavy piece

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

doing whatever one pleases

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

3

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

1

chief; main; principal; major

2

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

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to smile

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this person

2

anger; rage; resentment; indignation; exasperation

2

work; business; company; study

1

to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

reason; cause; circumstances

1

indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

1

to mimic; to imitate

5

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

4

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

2

vitality; energy; dynamism

2

to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)

2

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

one day; (on) a certain day

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that day; the very same day

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

4

everything; anything; nothing

2

to do

1

amusement; fun; brief entertainment

1

hard to get; hard to come by

1

advice

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to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do

1

excuse; explanation

2

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

3

to make an appearance; to show up

2

to take time

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

perception; intuition; the sixth sense

2

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

6

conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation

2

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)

6

being too late; losing one's final chance

2

to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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