jpdb beta

not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned

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disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty

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mere; simple; sheer

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person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired

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social standing

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management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

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very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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(being in) the black; surplus; black letter

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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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nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

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in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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time; hour; period; class

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

3

money; metal

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loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity

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always; constantly

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to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

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alone; by oneself; on one's own

2

snowballing (phenomenon, effect)

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to increase; to multiply

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bankruptcy; insolvency

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the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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correct practices (esp. in Jodo, the path to rebirth in paradise)

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member

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

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such; like that; that sort of; very

3

disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful

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small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses

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manager; proprietor

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

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and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...

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unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

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(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means

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position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view

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(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

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to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?

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person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager

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be; is

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have it your way; to hell with you!; get rooted!; bugger you!

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