jpdb beta

years later

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

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the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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parents; both parents

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meeting again; reunion

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a help; assistance

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is that so?

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feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection

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idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)

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ahead; before; the future; pardon me for leaving (first)

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our company

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

2

endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

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bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

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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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is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

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end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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boyfriend; he; him

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from afar; over a great distance; all the way

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

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childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate

1

he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing

1

laundry; the washing

1

brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited

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underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie

1

with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound

3

to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)

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to bear; to endure

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

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to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

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shoji (paper sliding door)

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shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes

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figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

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to talk; to chat; to chatter

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things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

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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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reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason

2

hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker

2

illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration

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money; metal

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nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

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the front; honest; upright; decent

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means; way; method; measure

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entry into a country

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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