jpdb beta

last year

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

1

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

3

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

1

and then; and so; and; so then

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off-the-record

2

to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment

5

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety

1

even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

4

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

2

to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike

2

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

1

to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to

1

to have sparkling eyes; to have shining eyes; to have a gleam in one's eyes

3

to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

2

circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral

2

laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)

1

meaning; called; said

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shibori; tie-dye; aperture; aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

1

courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts

1

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

2

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

1

to look coldly at; to turn a cold shoulder

1

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

3

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

1

to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards

2

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

2

hundreds

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immediate reply

3

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

unpaid; unsalaried

1

gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money

2

pure; true; genuine; unmixed

2

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

2

even if not; even without

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event; function

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

2

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

2

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person

1

I see; that's right; indeed

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direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter

3

calculating

1

glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling

1

first year of junior high school; first-year junior high school student

1

dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic

1

to be conspicuous; to stand out

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