jpdb beta

this month

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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

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to be worried; to be troubled

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person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)

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letter; missive; note; mail

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to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous

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gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

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younger sister

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vegetable

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to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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no matter how much time passes

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tiny; little; wee

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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reply; answer; response

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after

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OK; okay

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celery

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

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cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration

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self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person

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older sister; elder sister

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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each other; one another

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety

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simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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fountain pen

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to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

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since; henceforth

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feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

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to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but

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

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to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date

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here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...

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