jpdb beta

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

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chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip

1

fortune; luck

3

to pry; to prize; to prise

1

dealt tiles

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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Tenna era (1681.9.29-1684.2.21); Tenwa era

1

what?; what'd you say?

8

to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

6

to leave behind; to put off; to postpone

5

if I (we, etc.) could

4

somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

4

(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

6

tightly clenched fist

4

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

3

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

5

and; thereupon; because of that

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a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort

1

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

4

stop

10

whispering into a person's ear

1

whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

2

mobile phone number

2

say; well; um; er

2

weight training; muscle training

1

eating house; restaurant that serves simple food

2

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

8

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

5

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

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successively; one after another

4

half in fun

1

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

22

sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

18

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

15

straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

8

to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night

2

the Four Heavenly Kings (Dhrtarastra, Virudhaka, Virupaksa, and Vaisravana); the big four (i.e. four leaders in a given field)

4

hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste

2

to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after

5

quagmire; sludge; mud; slush; mire

3

live bullets; live ammunition; ball cartridge; money

1

should do; ought to do

2

very small

4

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

3

rematch (after an earlier loss)

3

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

4

slaughter; massacre

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

5

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

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