jpdb beta

parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner

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to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

2

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

1

they; those guys

1

(one's parents') home

1

bankruptcy; insolvency

1

above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

1

to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf

1

very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

5

then; well; so; be; is

1

thank you; thanks

1

rather; sooner; preferably

1

skipping a grade

2

now; the present time; just now; another; more

2

representative

1

opening a school

1

since; henceforth

1

genius; prodigy; natural gift

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

3

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

2

method; process; manner; way; means; technique

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

3

uncle

5

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

2

of great promise; with a promising future

2

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

2

Paris (France)

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painter; artist

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

3

young person

1

actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

1

behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

2

self-supporting student; working student

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

1

that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

3

patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master

4

of course; certainly; naturally

1

hence; for that reason

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

3

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

3

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

2

just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

1

examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test

1

like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to

2

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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