jpdb beta

basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage

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to hit something aimed at (maliciously); to hit a prize (lottery, etc.)

1

brush up (i.e. fine tune, polish up, revise)

1

precision; accuracy

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

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leadership; initiative; spearhead

3

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

2

double effort

1

to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

2

as always; as ever; though it's always the case

1

intelligence

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second

2

school cafeteria

1

green willow (i.e. one that has budded); meat of the trough shell (Mactra chinensis)

3

to extol; to give praise

1

humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

1

science

1

the third

1

autumn colours; fall colors; leaves turning red; red leaves; leaves turning yellow; yellow leaves; (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)

1

to be hungry

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bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

2

library

5

study; research; investigation

1

large building; building with a long roof; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.

4

user; end-user; consumer

1

standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods

1

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS

1

small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

2

endgame; final stage

1

person being waited for; person who waits

1

manners; courtesy; etiquette

1

sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease

2

coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)

1

dark red; deep red

1

beret

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black rim; black edge

1

glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses

1

inscrutable; incomprehensible

2

neat and clean; tidy; trim

2

female university student; female college student

1

best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)

1

source of information; intelligence source; message source

1

to raise objections; to complain; (to have the right) to say anything

1

suspension from school

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healthy; sound; wholesome

2

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

4

inexperienced; unfamiliar (with); unversed; lacking experience

1

uncomfortable; ill at ease; not feel at home

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