jpdb beta

at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove

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smoothly; easily; readily

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ink

2

coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins

1

difficult to write or draw; does not write well (pen, brush, etc.)

1

to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)

1

time for ...; time to ...; good time to ...; opportunity to ...; season

1

unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished

1

to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear

1

magazine; journal; periodical

1

weekly (publication); weekly magazine; weekly journal

5

to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read

1

beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start

1

color; colour; color; character; coloring (one's hair); dyeing

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

2

skim reading; reading a text diagonally (to reveal a hidden word or message)

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frontispiece

1

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

1

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

1

careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal

1

to finish reading; to read through

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absentmindedness; preoccupation; setting one's mind at ease; ceasing to worry; (arch.) loss of one's moral sense; (arch.) straying from virtue

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

2

enemy nation

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child soldier

1

by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident

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uninhabited island; desert island

1

drifting ashore

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island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf

3

cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance

1

cultural differences

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to quarrel; to dispute

1

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

1

escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis

1

success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity

1

off an island; away from an island; off-island

1

bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.

1

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

1

(fictional) character; character; personality; persona

2

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

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silently (as the grave); quietly (as in death)

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foreshadowing; preparation; precautionary measures

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social networking service; SNS; social media

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conspiracy theory

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to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...

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consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study

1

conclusion; completion

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to deduct; to take away; to make allowances (for something); to bear (something) in mind; to ebb and flow

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