jpdb beta

member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress

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scandal

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

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number one; first; best; most; game; round

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

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what kind of; what sort of; what

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meaning; significance; sense

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approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like

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to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with

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newspaper reporter; print journalist

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

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to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

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another time; some other time

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I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago

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welcome home

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condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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is that so?; I see; right; oh

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period

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another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish

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child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting

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to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; to be in a fix; to be in a desperate situation; to be in a pinch; to be in a predicament

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a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

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to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture

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self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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meaning; called; said

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life

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

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the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade

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mother

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on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

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then; and (then); in that case; if so

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to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

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local news section; the city desk

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