jpdb beta

to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying

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authentic account

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novel; story; (work of) fiction

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to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)

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class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

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chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)

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arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition

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in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

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that; those; the

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Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

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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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-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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I; me

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impact; shock; impulse; (psychological) shock

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to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)

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Takaoka

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to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up

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

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behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)

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

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

1

percent

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to win; to gain victory

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but; however; although

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professional killer; hit man

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

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meaning; significance; sense

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you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...

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as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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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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to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)

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life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

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to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

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which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

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indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm

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enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

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place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

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

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up

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-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

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