jpdb beta

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

5

at any rate; anyhow

2

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

3

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

1

considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal

5

to close (one's eyes); to shut

2

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

4

front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

2

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it

1

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

2

to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with

1

each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

2

thank you

2

(a) little; somewhat; somehow

3

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)

1

never again

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

1

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

1

long ball (esp. soccer)

1

care; kea (Nestor notabilis)

2

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

2

sometimes; often

1

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

3

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)

1

though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless

1

beyond this point; from now on; after this

4

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

3

progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

2

fur

3

all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK

5

to look upward

2

to walk

3

manly; brave; heroic

3

to rally; to make a comeback

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Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

6

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

1

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

1

to this extent

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being ...

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to face on; to look out on to

1

looking or acting as if one owned the place

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

2

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

9

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

2

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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