jpdb beta

dropping out of school; withdrawal from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course

6

report; notification; registration

2

at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

10

one's post; place of work; workplace

7

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

12

details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars

1

when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

4

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

6

camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting

3

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

1

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky

3

along the road; along the way

4

decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key

5

figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

3

indispensable; essential

3

to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)

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it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...

6

power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power

2

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

3

to suppress one's emotions

1

ability; capability; competence; skill

4

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

1

indescribable; exquisite; inexpressible; indefinable

2

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

3

minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough

1

direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to someone in person

3

local site; location for making or filming a movie

1

land owner; leaseholder

1

sponsor

4

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

3

to complete decisively; to do to completion

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

3

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by

1

category; category

2

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

3

preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

1

presenter; speaker; performer; actor; participant (in a TV show or TV panel)

2

to cut up; to split open; to rip to pieces; to tear to pieces

1

disappointment; let-down

1

crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

1

cloudiness; cloudy weather; fog (on a mirror, glasses, etc.); cloud (e.g. in marble); gloom; dejection

3

impossible

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to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with someone)

1

repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud

2

to pour on

5