jpdb beta

today; this day

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Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)

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to say; to be called; to do

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two persons; two people; pair; couple

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senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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earnings from a part-time job

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to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

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birthmark; nevus; bruise

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class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate

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to continue; to keep up; to keep on

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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please

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big; large; great

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clapping hands; applause

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thank you

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

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honorific/polite/humble prefix

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

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

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sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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son

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to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

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myself; yourself; I; me; you

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child

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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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short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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indicates emphasis

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

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strapping Kyushu lad; virile son of Kyushu

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matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)

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to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit

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near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly

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to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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lion (Panthera leo)

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

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to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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