jpdb beta

to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

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to step on; to trample down; to tread on

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from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial

1

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

3

design

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attire; dress; clothes; clothing; costume; garb

2

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

2

corner; section; one horn; pillar (of a group, system, etc.); member (of an organization, etc.); first corner

1

surroundings; environs; circumference

3

to remain; to stay (somewhere)

1

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

1

unfinished (letter, text, etc.); drafted (e.g. manuscript); half-written; partially finished

1

Japanese writing paper (lined with a square grid, one square per character); manuscript paper

4

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

1

publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)

1

book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook

2

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

3

school event

1

report; paper; reportage

1

attitude survey; opinion poll

1

competition; contest

1

prize-winner

1

extremely; highly

1

ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished

1

new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)

3

fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

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contribution (e.g. to newspaper)

2

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

demand for; request

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

2

before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously

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sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

2

mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh

1

criticism; critique; review; commentary

1

writing; composition; essay; sentence

4

beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill

1

to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over

3

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

1

probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid

3

the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district

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past tense

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world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

1

eternal; everlasting; perpetual; immemorial

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

1

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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