jpdb beta

two persons; two people; pair; couple

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acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance

2

to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)

2

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

5

club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse

3

ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

1

report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage

2

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series

2

to complain; to make a complaint

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to

2

hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.

3

committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

2

centre; center

1

employee welfare; employee benefits; fringe benefits

1

to concern; to be related

1

seven; seven years of age; four o'clock (old time system)

2

meal; dinner; diet

5

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

1

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

1

comparatively; relatively

3

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

practical use; application; conjugation; inflection

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

(person with) no sense of direction; poor sense of locality

2

ahem

2

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

4

rest; break; recess; intermission

1

drink; beverage

2

to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke

5

given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

4

failure; rejection; rupture

1

to become; to amount to

6

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

1

there is no way that ...; easy; simple

5

at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

2

same level; same extent

1

to attempt; to test; to try out

9

again (and again); once again; yet again

1

surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

4

bang; whump; boom

1

thirty; 30

3

eight; 8

2

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

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grenade

1