jpdb beta

large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate

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betting on an outsider (in horse racing, etc.); taking a long shot; dark horse betting

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disapproval

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to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)

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advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

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to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

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lying face down; upside down; prone

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to begin to tremble

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

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giving a broad smile

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refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel

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exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable

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

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being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

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to lie down; to throw oneself down

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fainting in agony

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this world; this life; world of the living

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inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

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to clap

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insufficient; not enough; lacking; dim-witted; slow; one brick short of a full load

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to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

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strategy meeting; council of war

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idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk

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betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

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date; dating

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late at night

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two o'clock

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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

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Thursday

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punishment; penalty

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graduate student; insei; apprentice go professional

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to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)

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next year

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house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building

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Thursday

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professor; teaching; instruction

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section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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to grumble; to gripe; to complain

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tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

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rooftop

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eight o'clock

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about this time

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hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering

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