jpdb beta

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

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coffee

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singularity; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; specificity

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attention; giving one's attention; focusing

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abstract

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one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate

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clear; precise; definite; distinct

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smooth

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taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair

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old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

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audience; spectator; spectators

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leaving behind; desertion; abandonment

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self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency

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to live; to make a living; to get on with

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fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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pita

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intimacy; friendship; familiarity

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third-year student

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promotion (school, military, etc.)

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peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade

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presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

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to increase; to multiply

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sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

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sour look; surly face; pout

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to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

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it's been a long time; long time no see

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in the middle of something; busy with something; in commotion as a result of something untoward happening; currently importing or capturing data

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staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

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other people's affairs; somebody else's problem

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject

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concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)

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to be interested in; to take an interest in; to care about

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to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

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how many years; how long; what year

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some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

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age; era; period; date

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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to indicate; to show; to point to

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detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

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at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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corner; nook

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place to put something; storage space; storehouse; depository; repository; shed

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degradation over time; time-related deterioration

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cardboard box; carton; corrugated box

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quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument

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as if nothing had happened

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efficiency

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to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody

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