jpdb beta

digest

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being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent

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ideally; if one were to wish for more

1

have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

profiting while others fight

1

laurel wreath

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traditional cap worn by Shinto clergy and courtiers; crown; diadem; top kanji radical; first verse of a haikai, etc.; best; peerless

2

equivalence; equal value; parity; (logical) equivalence

1

posing a question; question

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meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)

1

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

to sift out; to screen or eliminate (candidates)

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clockwise rotation; CW; right-handed rotation

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counterclockwise rotation; anti-clockwise rotation; CCW

2

annulation; ring shape; loop shape

2

headwind; head wind

1

woman who is obsessed with the education of her children

1

numerical calculation

1

mental arithmetic

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counter for questions

3

all the questions (in an exam, quiz, etc.)

1

proudly; triumphantly

1

laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker

1

strong power of the state; iron fist; heavy hand

1

expressing one's mind; speaking out

19

paella (Spanish rice dish)

1

hollow; cavity; dent; depression

2

to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic

1

coffee cup

1

wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)

1

in order; in turn

1

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

1

farm (livestock); stock farm; ranch; pasture; meadow; grazing land

1

to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

1

the giant slalom

1

rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

3

scale-up

1

Ferris wheel

1

merry-go-round; carousel

2

dream; vision; reverie

1

superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)

1

railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line

3

to mail a letter

1

course (e.g. of lectures); academic university unit (professor, lecturers, etc.)

1

melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon

1

all the more; still more

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shuffle (of playing cards, etc.); rearranging (in a random order); shaking (a container to mix ingredients, etc.)

1

to be under control; to burn down; to decline; to drop; to wane

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idea

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