jpdb beta

as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also

3

to have the nerve to

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

5

imagination; supposition; guess

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to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

great success; big hit; (hitting the) jackpot; big win; being right on the mark (of a prediction); being bang on

1

when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days

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I don't want to boast but

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here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order

3

always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often

2

to strike (with a stick, whip, etc.); to hit; to punch; to go to (a place to eat, drink, etc.)

1

day before yesterday

2

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

4

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

1

endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

6

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

1

different person; another person; someone else; changed man

5

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

1

to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

6

evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity

1

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice

3

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

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completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one

5

to shake one's head

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no!; no no!; no, not at all

5

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

having had enough (of); fed up (with); sick and tired (of); to learn one's lesson; to learn from a bad experience

1

the front; honest; upright; decent

2

to hunt for a job; to seek employment

1

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

4

to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of

1

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

1

to resound; to echo; to reverberate

1

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

5

(distant) howling; howl; backbiting; criticizing someone behind their back

1

shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation

4

daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough

3

at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just

1

to settle; to finish; to bring to an end

4

he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing

5

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

5

withering of vegetation in winter; winter decay; winter-blight; bleakness of winter; business slump in winter (esp. in February)

1

sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

5

noon; midday; daytime; lunch

4

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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