jpdb beta

long; drawn-out; very long

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to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle

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months and years

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firm; strong; solid; stable

2

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

3

system where all students live in dormitories; residential system; boarding system (e.g. boarding school)

2

roommate

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to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of

2

to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close

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without sparing time for sleep

1

school entrance ceremony

5

worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom

1

preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

1

in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

1

ten to one; nine cases out of ten

1

(next-door) neighbour; neighbor

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village

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population; common talk

1

of good character; kindhearted; good-natured

1

to seize power

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village headman; village mayor

1

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself

2

easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

2

entrance examination

1

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

1

boiled and half-dried bonito

1

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

2

hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

6

link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic

1

diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry

1

each; (arch.) you (plural)

1

friction; rubbing; chafing; discord; friction; strife

1

outsider; alien elements

1

cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

1

voltage; excitement; enthusiasm

1

next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other

1

temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent

1

sparks

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to fall onto; to happen; to befall

1

to take flight; to disappear

1

to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience

3

look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...

1

leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level

1

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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day after day; day by day

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only; nothing but

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to cling to; to hold on to; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of; to possess

1