jpdb beta

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide

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personification; anthropomorphization

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animal

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pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

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to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for

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village

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(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)

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to fly about; to jump about; to bustle about

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story; tale; legend; plot; storyline

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beginning; outset; first; onset

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simply; merely; only; solely

1

arithmetic; calculation

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question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

1

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case

1

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

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philosophical

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question; query

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to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

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surroundings; environs; circumference

1

adult; grown-up

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dialogue; conversation; talk; discussion; communication

1

state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication

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to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

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

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masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous

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was

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genius; prodigy; natural gift

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was; were

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to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in

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to grow up; to become an adult

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to make a serious effort

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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after all; because; but; even; too; as well

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to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

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to be born; to come into the world

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to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)

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end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

2

publication

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until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

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to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern

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everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

2

here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

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and; and then; thus; and now; and finally

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