jpdb beta

free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory

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history; pedigree; lineage

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shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

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new resident; person moving into a city or country

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty

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gray zone; grey zone; gray area

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to be out of breath; to breathe hard (e.g. during physical activity); to pant

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a glance; a look; a glimpse

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negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

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to remove; to move out of the way

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easy; simple

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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paper tape; paper streamer; punched tape

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objective; aim; mark

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déjà vu

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chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words

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difficult to approach; inaccessible

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outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious

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to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb

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to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

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great eater; glutton

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feature of the season; something characteristic of a particular season; poem about natural scenery or a particular season

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to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

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beak; bill

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having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

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program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming

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to make a mistake; to mess up; to screw up; to fail

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parent-teacher association; PTA

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sociability

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gastric dilation; dilation of stomach

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the public; general public

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to waste time; to kill time

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to have a cramp

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person of common sense; common sense man

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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to fall ill; to become indisposed; to have one's physical condition deteriorate

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menu; list of meals (e.g. for the week)

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beginning; inception

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g'morning

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to get a late start

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great hurry; great haste; rush

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to crowd; to flock; to swarm

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noodles; vermicelli

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unpopular

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dying; death; dead; useless; damned

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deferred payment

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