jpdb beta

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

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indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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(some) more; even more; longer; further

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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subculture

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four-panel comic strip; yonkoma

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!

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to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

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yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

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by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

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big; large; great

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publisher; publishing house; publishing company

1

case; situation

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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(in) one's absence

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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platform; home; home base; home plate

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to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

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mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but

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

2

mosquito

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looking; viewing; (please) try (to)

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don't worry about it; never mind; that's OK

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animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime

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skeleton

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bookshop; bookstore

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member

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to enjoy (oneself)

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to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage

3

original work

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was; were

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actually; really; truly; in practice; practically

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(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

episode; anecdote; vignette

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origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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I see; that's right; indeed

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the reverse; other side; lining

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unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

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riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

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to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide

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

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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