jpdb beta

all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

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most numerous

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gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale

1

pangs of conscience

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first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

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as it is bound to (happen); following the natural course; though possible as it may be

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cold sweat; greasy sweat

3

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

2

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

2

trial and error

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too much; excessive; too

3

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

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proxy; agent; substitute; deputy; alternate; representative

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unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic

2

bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting

2

to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

2

pollution; contamination

1

nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

1

damp; moist (negative nuance)

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raw materials; ingredients

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truth; real situation

3

perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

3

sliding door

3

change; alteration; modification

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to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

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feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

2

lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly

4

square; rectangular

2

to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

3

sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness

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October; tenth month of the lunar calendar

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end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

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detour; roundabout way

2

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

1

to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum

1

coming and going; commuting

2

yearned for; longed for; missed

2

honest to a fault; foolishly honest; naively honest

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trait; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

2

class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

2

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

10

to hesitate to say

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suitable; satisfactory; desirable

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number of days (times) one has attended

4

recuperation; medical treatment

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to emphasize; to attach importance to

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