jpdb beta

reward and punishment

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throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

2

emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point

1

any number of times

3

solely; entirely; only; or

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

5

to accrete; to become whole; to come together

1

to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

2

same meaning; synonymy

1

goodness; good

3

management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

1

zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager

5

to be deep in talk

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

2

idiom derived from historical events or classical literature of China

1

children and grandchildren; posterity; descendants

2

implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem

1

plain; moor; prairie

1

going upstream; swimming upstream

1

to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder

3

driving on the left side of the road; driving on the left-hand side of the road; left-hand side driving

1

anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

2

plain; open field

19

contrast; comparison

4

(a) scroll

1

painting; picture

1

horseback

1

main body (of an army); main force; these troops

9

march; marching

4

surprise attack; sneak attack; foul play

2

everyday occurrence

2

guess; speculation; supposition

1

even though; despite; when

2

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

25

not worth considering; out of the question

1

foolish; stupid

1

unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd

6

three-part joke, where the first two parts are similar and mundane, while the third is the punchline (e.g. How do you get to my place? Go down to the corner, turn left, and get lost.); rule of three (in comedy writing)

1

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

3

third stage; three stages

2

dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

2

oppression; suppression; pressure

1

politics of fear; terrorism; reign of terror (esp. in the French revolution)

1

filleting a fish (into boneless left and right halves and a piece with the skeleton)

1

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

messenger; envoy; emissary

1

calling on; visiting

2

inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)

2

horseback; riding

4

the same age

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