jpdb beta

word game; wordplay; playing with words

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company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)

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(formal) shirt; dress shirt; business shirt; button-up shirt

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

4

scribbling; doodling; graffiti

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otherwise; or else; if not

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to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please

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disregarding; ignoring

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fashion; way; school (of thought); class; rank; current (electrical, water, etc.)

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precepts

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well; now; then

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inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care

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this (very thing); this precisely

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how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

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to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press

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simple; plain

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supply route; supply road; communications (military)

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

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empty stomach; hunger

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so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

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hungry ghost (preta) realm

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

2

to make; to manufacture

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home economics

3

kitchen

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cupboard; locker; closet; wardrobe; cabinet

2

key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen

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basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

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mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

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to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

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irritation; annoyance; frustration

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to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

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largish; biggish; a little bit larger

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door; gate; opening; title page

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to close; to shut

2

packing; wrapping

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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electric water boiler; thermo pot; hot water dispenser

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hot water; hot bath

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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shit!; damn!

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

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cup noodles; cup ramen

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having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored

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