jpdb beta

individual differences; personal equation

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elementary level; beginner level

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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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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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oral; verbal; spoken; parol

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repetition; repeat; replication; recursion; iteration

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large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)

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quickly

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waterfall; (arch.) rapids

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to perspire; to sweat

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grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit

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acquiring; obtaining; receiving

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to crush (with the weight of misfortune)

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heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

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to smash; to break

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tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

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ten; 10; ten years of age

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human speech; human language; sound of people talking

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fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking

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duty; function; office; mission; task; role

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boredom; ennui; tedium; discontent; unease

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to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

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board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.); (phonograph) record; disc; board; panel

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while alive; during one's lifetime

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to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

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flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)

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brain; brains; mind

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etc.; et cetera; and so on

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order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

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same kind; same sort; same species; same race; homogeneity

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square

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to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)

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surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record

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moving first; person with the first move; forestalling; (seizing the) initiative; sente; move that forces a response from the opponent, allowing the player to retain the initiative

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to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to be satisfied; to be sated; to be satiated

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after a while; a little while later; shortly afterward

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to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

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opponent; adversary; the competition; the other side; one's enemy

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self; oneself

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killing time; staving off boredom

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music

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game; sport

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feebleness; weakness

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playing by oneself; playing alone; entertaining oneself; game played by oneself (e.g. solitaire)

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musical instrument

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musical performance

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discord; dissonance; cacophony; discord (in a relationship); disagreement; disharmony

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noise; din

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

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