jpdb beta

you; dear; honey

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

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to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out

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to pour drinks for each other; to drink together

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farewell gift

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

3

wave; ups and downs

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to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by

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life circumstances; lifestyle; (family) finances

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

3

(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

2

rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded

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comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious

2

thread; yarn; string

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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neighborhood association (established in Japan in 1940); neighbourhood association

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

time; pause; space; room

1

the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed

1

feeling; sense; impression

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absence; disregard; indifference

1

failure; stumbling; setback

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losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown

1

climbing trees; liana

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in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash

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to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation

2

what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

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now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

2

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

1

this and that; one thing or another

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cause; origin; source

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helplessly; reluctantly

3

both parties; both sides

3

disadvantageous; harmful; unprofitable

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying

2

on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat

3

(trend of) the times; current of the times; spirit of the age

2

delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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our country; our land; one's own country

3

weave; weaving; woven item

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

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cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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