jpdb beta

joke

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suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

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what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?

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just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony

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in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

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being about to cry; the verge of tears

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it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?

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acting; performance

2

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy

1

(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification

1

circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars

1

this person; he; she

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

2

peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic

1

boiled greens in bonito-flavoured soy sauce (vegetable side dish)

1

stir-fry; stir-fried food

1

broth

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limit; bound

1

vegetable

1

to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

1

sorry; excuse me

1

clearly; brightly; cleanly; purely

1

Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

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to (do) like this

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duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

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much less; to say nothing of

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

1

fireworks display; display of fireworks

8

under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

1

maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum

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fireworks

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to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

antiseptic; preservative

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

means; method

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that's true; of course; obviously

1

condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise

1

to be dependable; to be reliable

1

health-related; health (problem, reasons, etc.); in terms of health; from a health standpoint; for one's health

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judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

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no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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leaving early

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one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month

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attendance (at school); going to school

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riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect

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