jpdb beta

to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

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lunch time

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kettle

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to give a reason

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idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

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weekend; Saturday and Sunday

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a help; assistance

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being in; being at home

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neighbouring house; neighboring house

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lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

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advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving

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goes without saying; needless to say; obvious

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unusual; serious; incomparable

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to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed

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home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain

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one's family (home) background (environment)

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to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

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time; thyme; time out (e.g. in sport)

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to cut in; to butt in

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the last moment; the very end

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splish-splash; with a splash

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emotional instability

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aha!; yes sir

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within a school

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public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)

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stop; stoppage; end

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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

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results; record; grades; marks

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father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy

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mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

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winning a prize or place (in a contest)

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deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely

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that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that

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dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off

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without

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat

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mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression

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pointing out; identification

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shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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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 have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)

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(air) bubble (esp. in a liquid)

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to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant

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to count; to enumerate

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confrontation; showdown

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to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned

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Japan

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start of work; commencement; opening

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end of work day; end of school term; end of school year

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