jpdb beta

basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote

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white

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on a stage; on a platform; on an altar

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moan; groan; groaning

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sense of pain

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to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear

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loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

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punishment; penalty

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commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental

2

to devote oneself wholeheartedly to; to sacrifice one's health for; to risk one's life

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let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect

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reconsideration

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negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement

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to improve one's skill (esp. at calligraphy or drinking larger amounts of alcohol)

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voluntary; optional; free; elective

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last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup

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program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance

1

party; banquet; reception; feast; dinner

3

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy

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feeling keenly; fully realizing

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upper limit; supremum

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unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

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on the other hand

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intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely

3

pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to

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repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation

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renegotiation

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hotel charge; lodging expense

1

binomial; binary; dyadic

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production control

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wholesale price; trade price

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spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

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inquiry commission; enquiry commission; research group

2

treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning

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reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

passing each other

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to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

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decrease; reduction; fall; depreciation; mitigation

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count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)

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(yet) again

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quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

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military forces; hosts; troops

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literature; books (reference); document

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defective item; defective product; defective merchandise

1

effect; result; worth; use; avail

2

workshop; works

1

to keep (a person) waiting

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poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade

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article for sale; goods for sale; offering; specialty; selling point

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