jpdb beta

conventionality; triteness

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huge; big; gargantuan

1

future; distant future

1

follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

3

jumping to a wrong conclusion

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mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion

2

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

1

discoverer

2

another (person); the other person; one more (person)

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there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there

1

elementary; basic; rudimentary

1

scene of the crime (offense, offence)

1

in order; sequential; seriatim

1

to throw into; to toss into

1

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

3

to tie; to restrain; to confine; to bind; to fasten

1

rather than (do ...)

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passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

1

rubbish disposal chute

1

drainage; gutter; ditch

1

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

accidental death; casualty

1

to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate

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cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

2

fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail

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section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

1

to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

1

to be helpful; to be useful

1

compulsory education

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University Entrance Qualification Examination (establishes the equivalent of high-school graduation prior to 2005)

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deer (esp. the sika deer, Cervus nippon); cervid

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house; hall; building

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first year (college) student; freshman; graduate of one year's standing

1

depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

1

none

1

to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)

1

hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors

1

dream for the future; hopes for the future

1

future (usually near); prospects

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

2

finding employment; getting a job

3

to be astonished to hear; to be incredulous about; to express disbelief; who do you think you're kidding by saying (that); what a laugh!

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bad habit; evil custom; harmful practice

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evil or corrupt or abusive practice

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housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

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obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

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gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying

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