jpdb beta

polishing (a piece of writing); improvement; revision; refinement

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to write incorrectly; to miswrite; to spoil (e.g. a letter) due to writing mistakes; to ruin; to make a mess of

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backing paper; back paper; backing sheet; paper printed or used on one side; reverse side of paper printed on one side

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easy; simple; plain

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season; time of year

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to drop by; to stop by; to drop in; to approach; to draw near; to come close (to)

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baton (of command); order; command; direction

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help; assistance; service

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happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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please take care of yourself; please be careful not to ... (concerning one's health or well-being)

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latest technology

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milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk

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to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to bring into solution; to lose (money; through gambling, etc.); to squander

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to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

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enclosing (e.g. with a letter)

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if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

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to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test

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support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

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prime of life

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cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)

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intention; aim; design

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aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

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business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs

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coachman; driver; cabman; postilion

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departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving

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trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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apology

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to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish

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deceased; late; dead; departed

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(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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to try and judge a person's feelings (from their expression)

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to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike home (words, etc.); (lit.) to stab in the chest

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to hang one's head; to droop one's head

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to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors

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precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

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to domineer; to throw one's weight around; to lord it (over)

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isolation; being alone; being friendless

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liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking

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to harm one's health

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proud; haughty; arrogant

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degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent

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to be common

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words of praise; eulogy; compliment

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growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe; increasing

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to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

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ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people

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if it is (the case that ...)

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