jpdb beta

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

1

stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly

1

manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

2

hundred; 100

1

thousand; 1,000

1

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important

1

father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

7

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

heyday; golden age

1

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

3

war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

to love

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feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment

3

very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point

3

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

2

street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)

1

junior college; vocationally oriented post-secondary institution offering two or three-year programs

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

3

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

5

come on!

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you; hubby; dearie

3

astigmatism

2

moving forward (e.g. of a vehicle); onward movement; progress (of work, activities, etc.); advance; progression (of a disease, global warming, etc.); progression (e.g. chord progression)

1

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse

5

universal; general; ubiquitous; omnipresent

1

hear; here

2

calling on; visiting

1

any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand

3

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)

1

newly compiled; newly edited

1

to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up

1

permission; approval; authorization; license

1

construction worker; laborer; labourer; navvy

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

1

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

2

present; gift

2

to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry

5

remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

2

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

1

superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

1

way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

2

was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

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

1