jpdb beta

promotion; raising of status

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to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

3

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

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obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity

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

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another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

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preference; priority; precedence; right of way

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too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

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rival; competitor; competition

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powerful; strong

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excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)

2

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

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highly nourishing (nutritious); earning top marks nutrition-wise

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juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink

2

maybe; could be; might

3

I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go

1

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

1

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

1

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

1

promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule

2

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing

1

whether (or not); if

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to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

1

single word; a few words; brief comment

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person

1

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

1

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

1

to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

1

self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

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should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

1

another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out

1

you (plural)

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martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)

2

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

decision; determination; resolution

1

everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee

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

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when; at what point

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by the way; incidentally; well; even if; no matter (what, where, how, etc.)

1