jpdb beta

failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later

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place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

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way of calling

3

each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of

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lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

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to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

4

to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

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a throw; a fall

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately

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lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

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accurate; correct; precise; exact

4

to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along

3

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

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coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

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to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

2

avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)

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time; hour; period; class

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necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement

8

seniority; precedence; upper seat

1

soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek

2

declaration; proclamation; announcement

3

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

1

change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment

1

minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)

5

rest; break; recess; intermission

4

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

3

in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

2

relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

2

to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge

8

corner; nook; recess

4

door; gate; opening; title page

8

coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway

2

making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi

2

window

4

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

6

wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently

1

bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase

3

wind music; wind instrument music

1

textbook; manual

1

denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like

6

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

to rust; to become rusty

1

globe (map)

1

clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.

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