jpdb beta

invitation

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social phenomenon

1

blunder; miss; slip; oversight

1

within a school

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the big two ...; two major ...; two main ...

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gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation

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to burn with combativeness

1

waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room

3

speech; address

1

to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

1

until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far

4

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage

1

they; those guys

1

ambition; aspiration

1

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

1

obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping

1

to speak flamboyantly

1

to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

1

to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)

2

after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.

1

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

1

(musical) tuning

1

performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu

1

in hand; on hand; on one; handheld

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

1

nine; 9

3

foster child; adopted animal (e.g. pet)

3

a long time ago; in those days

1

Les Paul

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

1

rare

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senior high school; high school

1

youth; adolescence; springtime of life

1

nightmare; bad dream

1

to grumble; to complain

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

to appear on the stage

1

street corner

1

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other

1

to steal; to rob; to take away

1

space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

to pass; to pass by

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

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