jpdb beta

makeover; major change

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is that so? (generally rhetorical)

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metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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transcendence; excellence; superiority

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rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)

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gem; jewel; precious stone

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getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)

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wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

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without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

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killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

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

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but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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to raise overhead

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vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

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

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back; behind; rear

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assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

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to kill by hitting; to beat to death; to slaughter

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intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

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for this reason

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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

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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

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means; is; as for

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to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

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insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

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universe; cosmos; space

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ghetto

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treasure

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however

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companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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to obtain; to procure

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