jpdb beta

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

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door

3

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

town lawyer; community lawyer; local lawyer

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

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seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!

5

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

2

face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence

1

to answer the phone

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point in time; occasion

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

1

another helping; second helping; seconds; other paw!

1

to flare up; to fly into a rage

1

front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context

1

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

1

to persuade; to urge; to coax; to make advances (to); to seduce; to court

1

brothers and sisters; siblings; half-siblings; step-siblings; mate; friend

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

3

I see; that's right; indeed

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

3

after a long time; for the first time in a while

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

1

rule

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

1

to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

1

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

3

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

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(in) one's own way

1

to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy

1

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

1

to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

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subordinate person

2

was; were

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to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

2

having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

2

one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances

1

to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

1

how many years; how long; what year

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desk; copy editor

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