jpdb beta

parenthood; parent or someone with children on the way (esp. an expecting mother); (of a fish) containing roe (eggs)

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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

2

such; like that; that sort of

4

effect; efficacy; validity; potency

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also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise

6

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

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...

4

Japan

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be; is; isn't it?

4

about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

1

such; this sort of; like this

2

dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)

1

close; intimate; on good terms

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best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

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bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

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speaker; lecturer; lecturer (at a university or college); instructor; part-time teacher; tutor (at a cram school)

4

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

4

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

1

mock exam; practice exam; practice test

1

before now; hitherto

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to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

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to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

3

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

2

half a year; six months

2

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

2

school of one's (first, second) choice

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rank; standing

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

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

1

home; household; family; hearth

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to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something

1

no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it

1

don't you think?; indicates question

2

that's so, isn't it

1

learning; study

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

5

individual; separate; personal; case-by-case

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frame (e.g. of film, panel in a comic, etc.); scene; time block (e.g. of a class schedule)

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called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

1

the very best; utmost

1

plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

1

trunk (of the body); soma

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)

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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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practice, practice, practice; (only) practice makes perfect

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