jpdb beta

entering the starting gate

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start

1

sign; signal; cue

1

to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently

1

lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

7

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

6

skirt

1

polite; respectful; reverent

5

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

4

presenting to

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in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater

2

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

2

afternoon; p.m.

1

stock trading; stock transactions; share trading

2

each other; one another

2

chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip

2

racehorse

1

race

1

to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax

1

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

3

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...

2

something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

2

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

5

(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

6

share (in a company); stock

2

achievement; performance; results; work; contribution

1

affiliated company; affiliated business

4

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

1

to expend money; to spend money

1

that is to say; so that means

7

unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

1

10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

6

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

3

indescribable; having no way to express

1

to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh

1

gambling

2

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

5

to be worth it; to pay

1

to be superfluous; to be in excess; to be more than enough

1

eldest

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

take the opportunity to (do something else)

1

to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)

2

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

4

old-timer; veteran; senior; old stump; old roots

2

certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

8

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

1

serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

1

event

1