jpdb beta

prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)

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quarterfinal

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favorite (top choice) for the championship (favourite); best bet for the title

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once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat

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war; battle; match; game; competition

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opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

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ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

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teammate

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flanker (in rugby)

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strong; hard; manly

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nightmare; bad dream

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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

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origin; beginning

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recommendation; referral; endorsement

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regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)

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spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

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to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future

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to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

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representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number

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South Africa

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middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

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win; victory

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to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

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effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

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futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

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they

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will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

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old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed

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cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

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trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern

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to raise (to maturity); to bring up; to rear; to train; to educate

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piece; fragment; one (object)

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screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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go home; get out

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excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

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marriage

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it may be because

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(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

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to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)

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how; in what way; by what means

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to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much

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to be at a loss; to be puzzled

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

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oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

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the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous

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