jpdb beta

stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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the 'be-be-be' sound of a detector going off; clicking with someone; being compatible

1

jab (esp. in boxing)

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rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match

1

greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

away

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perfect; complete

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second half

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association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

being without a name; being nameless; namelessness

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

critic of haiku poetry

1

Bibi

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

1

to burn; to get fired up

1

Isurugi

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being worth doing

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Mizuno

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

1

overwhelming

1

voting; poll

1

entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)

1

special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer

1

to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

1

title

3

correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)

1

to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

2

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

1

return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)

1

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

early in the morning

1

to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother

1

tendon

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to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

someone; somebody

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time and time again; many times; a number of times

1

on the occasion of

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electronic piano; digital piano

1

putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank

1

if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited

1

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

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to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

1

commemorable; worth commemorating; momentous; monumental

1

alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

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