jpdb beta

average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to

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for the first time in one's life

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bottom of one's heart

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to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake

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absolute

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setback; failure (e.g. plans, business); frustration; discouragement

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despair; hopelessness

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even

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for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

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to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl

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chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause

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Frisa

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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darkness; the dark

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement

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first time; first; initial

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contest

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honor; honour; glory; (arch.) prosperity

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prize winner; pennant winner; victor

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clapping hands; applause

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wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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to tease; to banter; to make fun of (someone)

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tomorrow; near future

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one week

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right; privilege

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batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

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comment

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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examiner; judge

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valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

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choice; selection

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one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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oh, yes?; really?

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once more; again

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riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

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away

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cheering in chorus; saying in unison

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endless

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(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

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paradox

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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to (do) like this

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to come to an end; to lower the curtain

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fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion

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dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia

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striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around

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