jpdb beta

(within a) city; local

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(a) few; some; several

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police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

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-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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suspicious person

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

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actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else

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wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

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wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury

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failed attempt (at a crime, suicide, etc.)

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random attacker; slasher; demon who brings misfortune to houses or people he passes by

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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many; much; plenty; hardly

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report; information

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

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I; me

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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if; in case; supposing

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disguise; masquerade

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here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up

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making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing

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mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with

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crime committed for fun; criminal who takes delight in people's reaction to his crimes

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for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)

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to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex

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

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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go that far; to that extent

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to take pains; to take time for someone; to do work for someone; to go to trouble for someone

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necessity; inevitability

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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aim

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opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

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