jpdb beta

first year; initial (year)

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school term; semester

1

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

2

back gate

1

meeting; reception

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excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

1

large size (paper, book, etc.); ōban; large oval gold coin used in the Edo period

1

to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear

1

local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

2

by separate post

1

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

1

foreign language

1

all; entire; whole; altogether

1

to scan; to look over

1

newspaper

1

to assemble everything together; to do something as a group

1

article; news story; report; account

1

oh, yes?; really?

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pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

1

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

1

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

1

addition; adding; supplement

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...

1

to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted

1

prime; conspicuous

1

custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example

1

(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

1

a bolt out of the blue

1

pending question; unresolved problem

1

matter; item; facts

1

retirement from office

2

the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening

1

successor

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

1

right in the midst of; right at the height of

1

the whole nation

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

3

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

1

starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up

1

direct appeal

1

important post; important office; key position

1

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

1

losing one's job

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ability; faculty

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popularity

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remaining in office; staying in office; remaining at one's post

1

each other; one another

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