jpdb beta

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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relatively; comparatively

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high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score

1

tedious; boring; being fed up with

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to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return

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desk

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immediate reply

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yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill

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card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game

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see you; bye; ciao

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to leave open

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to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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all the more; still more

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OK; okay

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finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

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on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

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to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete

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to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

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if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so

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war funds; war chest; funds (for activities); campaign funds

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supply; provision; raising; procurement

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source of funds (money)

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part-time job; side job

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to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor

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what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry

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inevitable; necessary

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low budget; low-budget

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cake

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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relative; relation; kin

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near oneself; close to one; familiar

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leakage; omission; oversight; I; me

1

certificate; certified document; (the) thumbs up; seal of approval; paper with signature of the shogun or lord

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impossible

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nearest station

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style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)

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long period (of time)

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complete change; about-face

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end-of-year

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to become; to amount to

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fast food

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before the end of this year

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colorful; colourful

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handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn

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plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post

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to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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however; nevertheless

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actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

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