jpdb beta

to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into

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bedroom

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to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

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house-cloth; dust cloth

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material

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supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

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very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

2

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; one-year period

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

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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major cleanup; spring cleaning

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by today; before the day is over

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to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign

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distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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in this way; like this

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every year; yearly; annually

4

similar

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end-of-year

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

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soba noodles eaten at night on New Year's Eve

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to hang; to droop; to give (e.g. lesson, instruction, scolding) (to someone of lower status); to confer; to drip; to ooze; to leave behind (at death)

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

7

reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity

3

aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)

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to apologize; to apologise

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snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash

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attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

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

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reply; answer; response

4

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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small; compact

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cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

4

details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view

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to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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which; what (way)

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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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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special someone; special person; precious one; significant other

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existence; being

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to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

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son

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

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