jpdb beta

as you can imagine; as imagined

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honor; honour; prestige; dignity; honorary (e.g. president, doctorate)

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for your information; I'm telling you

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magic; sorcery; incantation

1

hit it off with (a person); find a kindred spirit in (a person); sympathy; mutual understanding

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acquaintance

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what on Earth is this?

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to come together; to join; to merge; to get married; to become a married couple

1

detective story

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offender; criminal; culprit

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manservant

2

to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind

1

to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

1

then; if so; if

1

young girl; young lady

4

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use

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upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

1

mystery

1

bicycle; bike

1

to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow

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to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

3

hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation

1

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

3

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

2

like this; this sort; this way

3

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

1

to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

1

slow; weak-headed

1

to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

4

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

1

machine gun

2

to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

1

chance (of success); odds

2

at least; at most; (even) just

4

to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

3

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction

2

half killed

1

to cramp; to be cramped; to get a cramp (in)

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

1

to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

1

to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

1

provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

1

grim face; angry look

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

2

to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

2

to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up

3

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

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