jpdb beta

trial product; prototype model

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

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going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

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middle of the night; dead of night

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boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings

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to take a shower

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to collapse into; to flop onto

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every day

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aimlessly; unexpectedly (showing up); slowly swaying; staggering; moving feebly

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clerk; office worker; office staff

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beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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office (room)

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(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey

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anise

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older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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to overwork

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to be too late; to be too slow

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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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place where one works; construction site; working area

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to have a talk; to tell a story

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oh; ah

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I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me

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entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!

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recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

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aunt; old lady; ma'am

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

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to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

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roughly

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

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year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

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very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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ten years; decade

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ageing; aging; senile deterioration

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old age

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annuity; pension

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to roll around laughing; to fold up; to hold one's sides with laughter

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to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

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to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

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