jpdb beta

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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tragic death; violent death

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

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lineage; pedigree; family line; birth

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

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to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate

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not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

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

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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glove; mitten; mitt

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costume

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everywhere; all over; throughout

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soap

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special; particular; peculiar; unique

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soap

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Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)

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to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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

2

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

3

faint; swoon

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

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breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

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to throw into disorder; to disarrange; to disturb (order, peace, etc.); to corrupt (public morals); to dishevel (hair)

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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

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

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

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to wring the neck; to strangle

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mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door

2

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)

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small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

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to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

2

to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire

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to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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chair; stool; post; office; position

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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pose; pause

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