jpdb beta

fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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surroundings; circumference

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gathering material (for an article, novel, etc.); collecting information; covering (an event, incident, etc.); reporting; interview (for a news story)

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(one's) life

2

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

2

order; directive; instructions; command

1

to move forward; to move on

1

offender; criminal; culprit

1

dismissal of class (at the end of the day); recess (at school); break

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bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end

1

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

to lose consciousness

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various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

2

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

5

advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)

2

to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

12

dining table

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to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

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martial arts; military arts; Bushido

5

one's high school days

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judo

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department (in an organization, company, etc.); division; club (at a school, university, etc.); team; part; portion

3

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

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monthly tuition fee

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compatibility; coexistence; standing together; balancing (e.g. work and family)

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

2

sexual discrimination; sexism

2

smell(ing) of sweat

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window-shopping; window-gazing

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even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

1

hoodlum; ruffian

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minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

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change; conversion; transformation; transformation

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to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

goody goody; goody two-shoes; teacher's pet

1

to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

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to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

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mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother

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objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

2

joining a club

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inexperienced person

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

2

to be bothered (by something); to suffer

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to put one's heart (into); to apply oneself (to); to devote oneself (to); to take an interest (in)

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to be embarrassed; to lose face

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