jpdb beta

self-study; teaching oneself; studying by oneself (at school) while the teacher is absent

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to take care doing something; to be prudent; to take no chances; to play it safe

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wild silkworm

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brake

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care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

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hard worker; hardworking person

2

vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse

2

crash into; clash

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to stoop; to bend over

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to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)

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fence

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privately; with outsiders barred; en famille

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unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will

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help; aid; assistance

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concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble

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musical instrument

3

wind music; wind instrument music

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gold (first-place) prize

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selection; choice; picking out

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orchestra

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another; different; something else

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operation to win over someone by using a tactic of gentle persuasion

1

precondition; prerequisite

1

whether or not

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foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone

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(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups

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something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

3

paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement

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

2

violin

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crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive

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hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

1

deep blue sky; bottomless blue sky

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to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed

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correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)

1

soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce

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concert; recital

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special skill

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bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)

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to listen attentively to; to be lost in

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accomplishment; lessons (in an art, skill, etc.); practice

1

lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)

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to tumble down; to roll down

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scum of the earth; monster; fiend

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antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

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setting a bad example to others

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arrogance; haughtiness; conceitedness

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splitting the cost; Dutch treat

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to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath

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to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

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