jpdb beta

because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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gesture; charades (game)

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to sit down

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serious

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somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

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to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind

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precisely because

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humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical

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tailoring; dressmaking; sewing; making; preparation

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to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle

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pointing out; identification

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way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

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to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

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life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

2

please; somehow or other; one way or another

4

scorn; mockery; ridicule

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

2

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

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elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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relation; relationship

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to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

3

to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest

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astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant

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hug; carrying in one's arms (a baby, pet, doll, etc.)

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to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

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clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

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to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

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number of copies printed

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one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

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toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff

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wild idea; delusion

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reaffirmation; reconfirmation; revalidation

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oh, OK; oh, I see; oh, yeah?; hmm

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

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of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated

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situation

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