jpdb beta

to become; to be

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

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was

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various reasons

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to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about

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to be postponed; to be deferred; to be delayed

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hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt

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(young) girl; maiden; young lady

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troupe; theatrical company

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talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

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indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

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as (for); for; in the capacity of

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three; 3

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last; final; end; conclusion; rust

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from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")

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immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

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to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to

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plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation

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was; were

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the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

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within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)

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only; sole; unique

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial

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serious

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(necessary) personnel; required person

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birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

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to become clear; to be made public

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this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

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regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...

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one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around

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toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

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information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)

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(apportioning) in small amounts

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to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become

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

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many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

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direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

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already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably

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to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with

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to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

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don't you think?; indicates question

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probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

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almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion

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reader

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everyone

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this piece; this work

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