jpdb beta

entrance examination

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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lullaby

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lullaby; cradle song

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to disturb the water; to wake a sleeping dog; (lit.) to wake a sleeping child

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oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say

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type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets

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to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

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murder; killing; murderer

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

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failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade

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barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock

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above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

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assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds

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as (somebody) says

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deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

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painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

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to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

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to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

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long; (for a) long time

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to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged

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dilemma

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situation

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duel; shoot-out

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just like

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trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

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puppet; marionette; puppeteer; (arch.) prostitute

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literally; to the letter; literal

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dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

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movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

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rather than

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cover; lid; cap

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to increase; to multiply

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drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

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(suffering) damage; injury; harm

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to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched

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to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

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thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end

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more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time

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where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

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to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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merely for form's sake

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stability; steadiness; equilibrium

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

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