jpdb beta

but; however; although; though

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mutual agreement; understanding; common consent

1

barefoot; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

1

clear weather; being cleared of the charge (brought against one); having one's innocence proved; having a clear conscience; having nothing to be ashamed of

1

stature; build; height; size; physique

1

to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of

1

attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

2

main point; essential point; important thing; necessity; need; requirement

1

how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

1

charred; burnt black; scorched black

1

all right!; that's it!; thank God!; good!; I've got it!; I've done it!

1

to change (one's clothes)

2

off duty

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

1

vampire; bloodsucker

3

iron pot; kettle

1

roasting; grilling; toasting; tempering (in metallurgy)

1

tongue; tongue (of a shoe); seal flap (of an envelope)

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

2

Dover

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curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

1

airmail; air mail; air service; air transport (of goods)

1

channel (e.g. between two land masses); strait

1

future trouble

1

quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis

1

legal adviser; legal advisor; corporation lawyer; family lawyer

1

to turn up (hem, sleeves, etc.); to fold back (e.g. a page); to turn back; to double back; to enter (the second half; e.g. of a match); to do immediately (e.g. call back, answer an email)

2

Victoria station

1

reply telegram

2

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

2

guilt; culpability

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove

1

carpenter's square; instigation; suggestion; metal wire with a prop animal (e.g. butterfly, bird) attached to the end; rod used to control the arm of a puppet (in bunraku)

1

deceiving; cheating; fooling

1

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

1

single (i.e. unmarried) person; someone alone

1

pushing something out; extrusion; presence; appearance; run walked in; pushing one's opponent out by pressing one's hands up against them

1

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape

1

progress

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not

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last year

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

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forbidding mentioning (something to others); imposing silence (on); ordering (someone) to keep quiet; hush money

3

one's specialty; one's forte; specialty of a kabuki school

1

the 48 basic techniques; every trick in the book; the 48 basic sexual positions

1

widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

1

rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

1

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

1