jpdb beta

inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry

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initiation

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gazing at (in wonderment)

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vocation; lifework; sacred task (esp. the emperor's rule over the nation); prostitute of the second-highest class (Edo period)

3

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

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tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act

4

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

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to maintain; to continue to have

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welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service

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help; aid; assistance

2

contribution to society

9

better; superior

1

to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)

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dilettante

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what proportion; what percentage

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graceful; ladylike; modest; gentle; polite; quiet

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attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

1

surprise concert

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lecture's fee

1

one advantage

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stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage

4

voluntary activity; voluntary service; labor of love

1

calculation; self-interest; selfishness

1

calculator; computer

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only; just; with a snap

2

temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap

1

heavy thunder

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as the sound of surging water; vigorous; surging; welling

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to clap

2

question and answer session

4

time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme

15

notorious; famous

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wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move

4

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

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to be dampened (of the mood, interest, etc.); to be spoiled (e.g. of the atmosphere); to become subdued; to turn white; to fade (to white); to grow light (at dawn)

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tall (of a person)

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indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

3

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

6

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking

4

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

runway (at a fashion show); catwalk; runway (for aircraft)

1

to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

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mike; mic; microphone

2

nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

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reveal of how a trick is done; disclosure of a secret (cause, source, etc.); exposure; explanation

4

as one of

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the first to thrust a spear (at the enemy); the first to achieve fame; the first to achieve merit

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