jpdb beta

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

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to dress up

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high society

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being very popular; being in great demand

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to boil; to seethe

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entrance hall

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I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

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secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)

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busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

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to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve

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absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

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quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead

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approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)

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(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

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burning (something) away; burning (something) down

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medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose

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water fountain

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pond

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to sit (down)

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to smile (at); to grin (at)

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(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

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to go together; to go in company (with); to go along (with)

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dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

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notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

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uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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at parting; on parting

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educated; learned; schooled

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reading and writing

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fundamental; basic

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to badger; to pester; to beg

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(physical) science; natural science; physics; philosophy; neo-Confucianism

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uneducated; ignorant; illiterate; arhat; person who has attained nirvana

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impossible

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rule; regulation

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ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

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polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention

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to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

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two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures

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multiplication

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so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

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calculating on paper; writing and arithmetic

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

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memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

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to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

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to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

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to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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one digit; one column; the "ones" column

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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just you wait and see (as a threat)

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