jpdb beta

scene; sight; scenario; setting

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cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene

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meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

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sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning

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giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger

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close to the ear

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to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

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to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something

1

half the number; haploid

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

1

is that so?

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clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

2

teacher (classroom)

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course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

bad example from which one can learn; good example of what not to do (esp. how not to behave); negative example

1

first meeting; first interview with

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)

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to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about

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to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by

1

annoying; noisy; strict

1

about; concerning; related to; -ish

1

to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

2

combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination

1

indirect

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acquaintance

1

some people; a few people; several people

1

condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner

1

friendship; amity

2

to deepen; to heighten; to intensify

3

time; season; period; phase; stage

2

rest; break; recess; intermission

3

to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

1

home delivery (of food); outside catering

2

large number of people

2

sharing; share (on social media); market share

1

pizza; fat, ugly person

8

dozens; scores of; decades

1

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

4

movement; move; motion; trend; development; change

2

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

1

home delivery

2

junk food

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

2

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

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