jpdb beta

to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)

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to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite

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very much; very many; more and more

5

fixed idea; idée fixe; stereotype; prejudice

2

confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter

1

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

4

indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions

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to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous

3

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming

2

to be noisy; to be astir; to rustle; to murmur

2

desperately; for one's dear life

1

memorization; memorisation; learning by heart

1

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

1

to end in vain; to be wasted effort

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to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

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to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

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correction; revision; amendment

3

will; desire; ambition; urge (e.g. creative urge)

2

to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer

2

future (usually near); prospects

5

to repaint; to paint again; to break (a record); to rewrite; to remake

3

preconception; preconceived notion; prejudice

3

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

4

tiny amount of money; a penny; one letter; one character; one mon (unit of currency)

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

47

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

4

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

3

to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

2

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

2

to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up

3

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

6

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

4

to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out

7

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

being left out; being ostracized

2

skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination

6

companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand

1

now that; since; so long as; because

4

baseless; groundless; unfounded; without evidence

1

day after day; every day

6

company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.

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to have meaning; to be meaningful

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