jpdb beta

in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se

1

adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

1

position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation

1

such; this sort of; like this

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

1

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

5

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

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

4

outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough

2

you; dear; honey

6

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

2

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

4

hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)

2

oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!

2

huh?; what's up?

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financial statement; statement of accounts

3

general meeting of stockholders

3

to look forward to something

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last year

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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comment

2

to be needed; to be wanted

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

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(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally

2

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at

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this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

1

to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done

1

attendance; presence; appearance

1

means; is; as for

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experience

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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

1

all talk (and no action)

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critic; reviewer; commentator

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

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to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine

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but; however; although

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if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so

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very; much; greatly; a lot of

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splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

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