jpdb beta

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

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ronin; masterless samurai; high school graduate waiting for another chance to enter university after having failed the yearly entrance examination; person out of work; jobless person; (arch.) wanderer

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rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

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academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school

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under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)

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a bit more; a bit longer

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

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unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

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somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

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out of character; unlike one

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to

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giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

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to feel inferior; to feel small

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attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance

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passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy

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trauma (usu. psychological)

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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reconciliation; make peace with

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third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person

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crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement

2

time passes

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human being; human; person; character (of a person)

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to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason

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pet dog

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(animal) collar; necklace; choker

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a certain ...; some ...

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when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from

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superficial; half-hearted; shallow

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

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secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

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receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

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return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

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always; at any time

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sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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in addition; besides

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to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

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winter

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bleak; chilly; dreary

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion

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consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

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