jpdb beta

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

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admirable; laudable

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to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

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alma mater

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laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

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to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still

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discernment; insight

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sudden rise to power; sudden rise in prosperity

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(study of) psychoanalysis

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official daily gazette; official telegram

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state (of affairs); condition; developments; movements

2

season; time of year

3

national border; provincial border

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to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

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quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

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material; physical

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showy; ostentatious

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to gain fame; to make one's name

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one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick

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to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous

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to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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without a moment's delay

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to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

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idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim

4

to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)

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meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

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future years; in (one's) later years

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modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

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time; years

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United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain

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studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

4

to vacate; to move out

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settlement; permanent residency

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studying abroad; studying overseas

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sign; indication

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lunchbox hanging from one's waist; low-paid office worker

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between times; when there's a spare moment

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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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to be intimate with; to befriend

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itinerary; travel plans; distance (of a trip); journey

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near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person

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to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

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report; notification

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to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

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school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs

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leaving everything up to someone else

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doing as one pleases; following one's nose

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Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver

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meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club

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showroom

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