jpdb beta

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

3

indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged

4

dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

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at that time; in those days

2

Okinawan dish of pig ears

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to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being

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they

2

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

2

feeling; sense; impression

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considerably; fairly; quite

3

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

1

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

1

friend; companion

2

undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

both (people)

3

to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

2

taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

1

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

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

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

1

to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate

1

endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

4

return; welcome home

1

goodbye; so long; saying goodbye to (e.g. life as a bachelor); putting an end to; farewell (performance, party, etc.); final

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather

2

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

1

particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information

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(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts

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foundation; basis

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

1

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

2

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

1

such; this sort of; like this

2

case; situation

1

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

1

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

1

talent; ability

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

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

2

regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

2

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

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