jpdb beta

to chide; to rebuke; to reprove

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beginning of the year; early in the New Year

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promotion (school, military, etc.)

2

selection test

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clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

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admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

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in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period

1

success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence

1

promising; hopeful; full of promise

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huge rock; firmness; solidity

1

the number of people; many people; a large number of people

1

the preceding year; the previous year; last year

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Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production; 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides

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turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

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invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

chestnut-color; chestnut-colour

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big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby

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round and cute (esp. of eyes)

1

slim; slender; slight; delicate

1

bridge of the nose

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child's face; childlike face; boyish face; baby face

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

refinement; style; sophistication

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to dress oneself up; to deck oneself out

1

high society

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bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

2

seven colours (of the rainbow); prismatic colors; blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)

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gem; jewel; precious stone

2

straight sword

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to fetter; to shackle; to bind

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zombie

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junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student

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to become fraught with emotion

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to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

3

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

3

in a day; in a brief space of time

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infinite loop; closed loop

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to take a breather; to take a break

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

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comment

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generation gap

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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sharing a common destiny; sitting in the same boat

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disapproval; disagreement; no; the noes; not ...; dis-

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to be led by; to be headed by

5

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying

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to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

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