jpdb beta

Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

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to instruct; to tell to do; to ask to do; to order

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exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

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since when; from when; how long

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counter for months

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illogicality

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notice; attention; observation

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Baker

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street; quarter; district; area

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great detective

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principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

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somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement

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bloodstream; blood flow

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what proportion; what percentage

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to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)

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degree; extent

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even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

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to lean over (and cover with one's body); to bend over (someone); to (stand tall and) lean on (someone); to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss; to loiter; to hang around; to wander around

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chess

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state of the war; war situation

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deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption

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after death

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confidential information

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school (of painting, ikebana, etc.)

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret

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therefore; for that reason; so; because of that

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unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

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exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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important post; important office; key position

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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security

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to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

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next generation; future generation

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to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose

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strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

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largest class; top category

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insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)

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to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged

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victim; injured party; sufferer

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processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal

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to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

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pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

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grotesque; bizarre; weird; grotesque (style)

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at); to be intimidated; to feel daunted

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model; standard; pattern; norm; criterion; example

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to bring back; to restore

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