jpdb beta

column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest

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to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude

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that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?

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idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

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a short while ago; already

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very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive

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skill; skillful; dexterity; flattery

2

simpleton; henpecked husband; sniveler; sniveller

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to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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even though one has fallen on hard times; however down on one's luck one may be

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3000; three thousand; many

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

1

good-natured

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again and again

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opinion; view; comment

1

way; method; means; resource; course

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without

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to badger; to pester; to beg

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to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely

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irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

1

perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

finish; completion; the end

1

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

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to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)

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tail (animal); tail end; tip

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evidence; proof

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slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably

2

at a moment's notice; readily

2

to answer; to respond; to meet; to satisfy; to accept

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arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war

2

one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

2

considerably; greatly; a lot

1

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

2

(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary

1

coarse oilpaper umbrella

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woman

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sobriety; soberness; sober face

2

to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

2

kerchief worn by women in former times in Japan in cold weather, covering the whole head (except eyes)

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detectable; noticeable; recognizable; observable

1

confusion; complications; being gripped by strong feelings; fit (e.g. of anger); moment (e.g. of frustration)

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short (of a person)

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ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

2

balance; equilibrium

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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