jpdb beta

putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage

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warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial

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sense of liberation; feeling of freedom

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sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

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even if I told you

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated

4

mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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lunch; midday meal

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intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum

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hindrance; intrusion

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understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy

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someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person

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irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly

1

mountains and rivers

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)

1

first step

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leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

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everyone

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to be (doing)

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jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point

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first marriage

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10,000,000; ten million

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to taste; to taste of; to have a taste

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greengrocer; fruit and vegetable shop

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to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

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thank you for your continued patronage

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moderate

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to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

2

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

4

thanks; gratitude

5

middle of the night; dead of night

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considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

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people

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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business world; business circles; (the) industry

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

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(feeling of) identification; sense of unity

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plan; blueprint

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being open but having virtually no business

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

3

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

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comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...

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sense of values; values; value system

2

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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