jpdb beta

origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology

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denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

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system of automatic advancement to high school and university without an entrance exam

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study; research; investigation

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name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense

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junior high school student; middle school pupil

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so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

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many; numerous

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to wander from place to place; to change jobs

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new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

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how long; how much; to what extent

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taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)

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foundation; basis

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ability; faculty

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skill

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to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about

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a little; a bit; slightly

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to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot

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as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

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fighting spirit

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to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)

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scarce; few remaining

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exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

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I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)

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sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor

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clutch

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

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limiter (electronics); (speed) limiter

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to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate

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six (long cylindrical things)

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deceleration

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base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

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to ease up the speed

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smokescreen

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to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate

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to aim at

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closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road

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full speed

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to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)

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to run through; to run past

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nine; 9

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pink

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relative velocity

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