jpdb beta

both in name and reality; both in name and substance

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(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

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proud; triumphant; boastful; self-satisfied

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stamp; seal

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what number

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

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to succeed to a house

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in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case

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decisive; resolute; determined; firm

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(one's parents') home

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white of the eye; cold, unwelcoming eyes

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morning training (e.g. before school)

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yes or no answer; agreement or disagreement; consent or refusal

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Sparta (ancient Greek city-state); hard education; hard training; strict; severe

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you; Mr; Mister; older brother; elder brother

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to become less capable

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every morning

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recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances

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to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

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boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening

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to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

4

peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea

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independence; autonomy; self-reliance

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sundry; various; assorted

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heavy snow; heavy snowfall; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)

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to fall continuously (of rain, snow, etc.); to fall hard; to fall heavily; to pour down

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snow storm; blizzard

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(only) one option; one possible choice

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weather

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climate

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inscrutable; incomprehensible

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bad weather

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distrust; unjust suspicion

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ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right

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plain; moor; prairie

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snowflake (cluster of ice crystals)

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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to mix; to stir; to scramble; to churn

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multistage; multi-step

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omnipresence; ubiquity

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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snowslide; small avalanche

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magic bullet; magic bullets

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snow crystal; snowflake

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snowfall; snow

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blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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to aim at

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following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing

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silence

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coming flying in (of migratory birds, airborne sand, etc.); coming by airplane

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