jpdb beta

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

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father

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home; household; family; hearth

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something like ...; something called ...

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honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

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approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

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to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside

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our company; my company

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)

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be; is

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home environment; family environment

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to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

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because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly

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nothing but; except; no more than

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education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education

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you; dear; honey

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honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

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surely; certainly

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consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault

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lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

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part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...

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on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead

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even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...

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housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

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was

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household account book

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to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry

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bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

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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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second son

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three sons; third son

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to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)

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force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

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particularly; especially; in particular; expressly

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substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...

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nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...

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just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

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to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on

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only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)

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