jpdb beta

quadratic equation

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voice guidance; voice guide; audio guide; spoken instructions

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University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)

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don't try and tell me that!; don't try that shit on me

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useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand

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cunning man; crook

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black-market lending; illegal loan

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strong; powerful; strong (taste, e.g. coffee)

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yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)

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third year of high school; third-year high-school student

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Gela (Italy)

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Keiko

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stationery shop; a stationer

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Europe

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fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter

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all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims

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to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about

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to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult

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first month of the lunar calendar; January

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to become hungry

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shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.

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dropout

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attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

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stationery

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command; order; request

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(key to) solution

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prestigious school

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bank robbery; bank robber

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good feeling

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ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest

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to carry through; to achieve; to complete

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to resign oneself (to); to reconcile oneself (to); to accept (e.g. defeat); to give up

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shape up!; act properly!

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hill

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weak person; the weak

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this very day; today is the day (that ...); today for sure

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body; body blow (in boxing)

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closing of a school; closed school

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adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified

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special promotion (in rank or grade)

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school of one's (first, second) choice

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tone; beep

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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exactly; perfectly

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losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose

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to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

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to graduate from a university

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having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit

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to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

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lifeblood

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