jpdb beta

many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common

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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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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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Earnest

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Graham

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consul general

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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old friend; old acquaintance

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relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)

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still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least

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official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

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home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

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hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt

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to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

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that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

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by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency

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top secret

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(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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firm; determined; resolute; conclusive

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

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to investigate; to examine

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certain evidence; definite evidence

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to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want

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delivery; transfer; hand-over

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to catch in the act (of)

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regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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diplomatic card; diplomatic weapon; bargaining chip; diplomatic leverage

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within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to pin (someone) down; to hold down; to shut out (one's opponent); to keep (the opposing team) from scoring; to suppress; to control

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excuse; pretext

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

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and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing

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don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow

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situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

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urgent; requiring quick (response)

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they; those guys

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to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

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world war

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live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder

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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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