jpdb beta

being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

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to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

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living apart in the same house; separate lives under the same roof

1

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

second marriage; remarriage

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ex-wife; former wife; previous wife

1

unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

1

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

1

consequence; outcome; result; blame

4

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

2

to do one's best; to do something to the best of one's ability

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to cultivate a better understanding

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seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

2

the big three ...

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

1

husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)

1

counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation

1

private school

1

catch; playing catch

1

interference; meddling; butting in

1

just as one wishes

1

attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed

2

tuition; school expenses

2

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

1

every month; each month; monthly

1

compulsory education

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to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light

2

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

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London (UK)

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teaching of English; English teaching

2

as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate

1

language of one's country; mother tongue; native language

3

school for Japanese outside of Japan

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admission; incorporation; enlistment; enrollment

1

lofty; grand; impressive; high school and university

1

Japanese (language)

2

even now; still; as yet

1

discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability

2

they; them

1

personal; individual; private

3

to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)

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and then; after that

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foreign language

1

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

2

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

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astronaut

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aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support

2

to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

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to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task

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