jpdb beta

person who has spent X years after graduating high school attempting to get admitted to (a specific) university

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age thirty; one's thirties

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east

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large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

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Canada

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studying abroad; (temporarily) studying at another school (to learn a specific skill)

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personal history; background; career

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-aholic (as in "workaholic"); -holic; addiction

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middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years

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though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other

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to make a living

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to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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should do; ought to do

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

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answer; solution

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solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

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to draw (conclusion); to deduce; to derive

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course (of a road, moving object, etc.); way; course (of events, action, etc.); direction (e.g. an argument is heading in); reasoning; logic

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to become settled; to be fixed

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy

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sport; sports

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art; the arts

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study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

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first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

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enterprise; business; company; corporation

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regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee

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(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee

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poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

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jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

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shut up!; be quiet!

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to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away

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future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

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my personal (e.g. opinion)

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degree of difficulty; difficulty level

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while studying; presently studying

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kettle; bald head

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fire; flame; blaze

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to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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coffee

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to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

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

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

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to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up

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admirable; laudable

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to pretend; to feign

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one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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