jpdb beta

stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure

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a few words

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the most one can do; the best one can do; the best one can expect

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to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence

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unrestrained; unreserved; candid; frank

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far beyond one's power; not at all equal; no match for

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to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)

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as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

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mass communication; mass media

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influence; effect; impact

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citizenship; civic rights; civil rights; widespread acceptance; social recognition; common use

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trend of the times; way things are going

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to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny

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absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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taboo

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(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)

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my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

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intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

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pretending to respect (someone) while in fact staying distant; keeping at arm's length; avoiding (something unpleasant); shying away from; giving (the batter) an "intentional walk"

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)

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premature

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argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise

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to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly

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convention; tired tradition; old custom

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

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stroke; cerebral haemorrhage; cerebral hemorrhage

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to take over for (someone); to stand in for; to substitute for; to replace; to take the place of (something)

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cause of death

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first place

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increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

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to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)

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remote past; far ago; time immemorial

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to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

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in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should

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prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

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centre; center; center fielder

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people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People

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strictly; severely; rigidly

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considering something taboo; treating something as taboo

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cancer notification

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righteousness; justice; right

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public opinion poll; straw poll

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half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont

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