jpdb beta

higher rank; better position

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

1

considerably; fairly; quite

2

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

4

assent; consent

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

6

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

2

decision; settlement; definition

4

event; phenomenon; matter

1

to make an enemy (of); to antagonize

2

at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

4

seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of

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after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after

2

present continuous tense; present progressive form

1

loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop

5

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

3

to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised

1

a certain ...; some ...

5

fixed interval; fixed period

2

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

4

to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter

1

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

5

annoying; noisy; strict

2

reluctantly; unwillingly

2

friendship; fellowship; camaraderie

6

to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

spatula; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp

1

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

6

so much; so; like that

5

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

3

hypothesis; supposition; assumption

9

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

punishment; penalty

8

(punishment by) striking with fists

1

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

3

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

9

to slip down; to slide down; to glide down

1

overhead; above one's head; high in the sky

1

grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

1

fist

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passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

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ah; oh; hey!

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