jpdb beta

a period of two days

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research project (e.g. at school); independent research

3

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

3

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

2

study; diligence; discount; reduction

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preparation for a lesson

1

vocabulary notebook; ring of vocabulary flash cards

1

diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)

1

script; libretto; scenario

2

divine; sublime; solemn

1

looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something

1

to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

1

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

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measuring method

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light brown; tawny

5

wooden tag

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wooden board

5

to wish (for); to pray (for); to hope (for); to pray silently; to recite (Buddha's name, sutras, etc.) in one's mind; to chant (a silent prayer)

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

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white

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litmus paper

1

centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental

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permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon

1

reception

2

reuse; recycling

2

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

number of times; frequency; count

1

several years; a few years

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measurement

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painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour

1

inferiority

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mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable

1

from the beginning; from scratch

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression

4

to recall; to remember

2

to train; to discipline; to teach manners

1

rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous

1

to shake one's head (in denial)

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recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence

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all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy

2

good morning

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tonight; this evening

4

hello; hi

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tigers and wolves; cruel and greedy brute

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

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