jpdb beta

a few years ago; some years back

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rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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terrain; geographical features; topography

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isolation; segregation; separation; quarantine

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correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

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river fish; freshwater fish

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deep-fried food

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whispering into a person's ear

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newborn; newly born

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height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut

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serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

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healthy; sound; wholesome

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childhood

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to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

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calculation; computation

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How are you?; What's up?

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immediately; promptly

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous

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to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint

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odds and ends; all; every

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taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)

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captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

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mobile; moveable

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to take down in notes (meeting minutes, etc.); to apply (concepts, ideas, etc. to specific processes or methods); to drop into something (e.g. a bag); to entice; to lure

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to one's heart's content or satisfaction

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to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

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to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

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not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

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first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start

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selecting a suitable person; personnel selection

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jealous; envious

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back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

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to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect; to honour; to honor

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seven times; many times; seventh (interval)

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agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; agglutination

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middle; center; heart; midst (e.g. of a storm); peak (e.g. of a season); (the) height (of something)

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gallery; corridor; art gallery; upper gallery (in a theatre); spectators (esp. at a golf tournament)

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to kill (one's master, king, father, etc.); to murder; to assassinate

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good-value; economical; advantageous (price, deal, etc.); useful; helpful

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game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event

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spherical; globular; globe-shaped

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pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead

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toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything

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several steps

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venue (for judo, kendo, etc.); (boxing) ring

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height; acme; extremity; end; limit

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