jpdb beta

advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)

3

to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform

3

level; standard; water level

2

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

5

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)

4

road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)

6

serviceman; servicewoman; soldier; member of the armed forces; military personnel

2

police officer; policeman; policewoman

2

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

1

another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside

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to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence

3

means; way; method; measure

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in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

3

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

4

sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

2

consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi

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profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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does not seem (to be)

2

to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says

1

raised leg; lifting a leg; (arch.) sitting cross-legged

1

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

one bow; one salute; one greeting

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something said for politeness' sake; diplomatic language; honeyed words; lip service; empty compliment

2

right to choose; a say; option

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

5

sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)

1

reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of

5

this kind of

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

2

we; us

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(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

4

research (institute, laboratory, group, etc.)

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academic; scholarly; scientific

1

comparatively; relatively

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service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

3

aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally

1

shackles; fetters; irons; bonds (e.g. family); ties; binding relationship

1

(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself

5

ruin; destruction; fall

1

essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic

2

so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why

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