jpdb beta

to gather; to collect; to assemble

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

1

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

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be; is

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news

14

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

6

subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable

3

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

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

2

slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly

2

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

2

expression; phraseology

2

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

2

for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

1

food

1

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

3

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

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every meal

1

someone; somebody

2

one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

1

meal; dinner; diet

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

plan; policy

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

1

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

1

calculation; reckoning; count; forecast

1

mistake; error; blunder

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

1

part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

1

safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good

2

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

2

approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

1

diet; losing weight by any method (e.g. exercise)

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

1

what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few

2

wheat flour

2

discovery; detection; finding

2

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

3

salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold

2

and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

2

the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like

1

seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

1

udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

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