jpdb beta

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

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woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun

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rarely; seldom

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that's so, isn't it

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companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

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to speak ill of; to disparage

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(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support

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to irritate; to offend; to provoke; to get on one's nerves

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originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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a bit lower (of price)

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cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding

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weakly; helplessly; weak; flimsy; easy to bend

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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epilogue

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thirteen; 13; king

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pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless

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slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark

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to get hungry; to become hungry

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cooked rice; meal

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(my) wife; inside the home; one's family

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curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

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declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

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to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby

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the following week; the next week

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dawn; daybreak; end; soon after something has ended; beginning (of a new year, month, etc.)

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify

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entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule

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in succession; one by one

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counter for people

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to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

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landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household

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stock company; corporation; kabushiki kaisha; KK

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deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick

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outsourcing; contracting out; ordering with an outside supplier

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mixed (e.g. team, chorus)

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to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then

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to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)

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walking; going on foot

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one's home; one's house

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entrance; front door

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debut; first appearance

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chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman

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