jpdb beta

preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving

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to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

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to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

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sure; yeah; I know

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dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

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now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

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there are no tricks or gimmicks (phrase used at magic shows); perfectly ordinary (e.g. mirror, pack of cards)

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to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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we; us

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god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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divine protection

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

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in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

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slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

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there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

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to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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bold; daring; audacious

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audiovisual room

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shit!; damn!

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passage

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oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

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woman; girl

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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

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diversionary tactics

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huge success

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to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

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