jpdb beta

loving something but being very bad at it

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victory or defeat; victory and defeat

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with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

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of inquiring mind; eager to study; enthusiastic in studying

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essence; quintessence; spirit; soul; heart; pith

1

professor; teaching; instruction

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extremely; highly

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)

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serious; important; significant; grave; weighty

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mission; errand; task; duty; obligation

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to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

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et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth

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artist; musician

1

people

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hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

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very busy (person or thing)

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even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is

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housekeeper; maid

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to employ; to hire; to charter

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)

1

fried food; frying food

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coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

1

taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)

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gap; space

2

bargain goods

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one person; one customer; unmarried and childless older woman

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item; article; dish; course; finest item

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briskly; quickly; promptly

2

(a) look; gaze

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tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

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mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic

2

of no interest; not interested

2

extensive; wide; broad

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dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

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empirical; from experience

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passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

1

hey; listen

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to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk

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for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

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buying a CD, book, etc. because of the cover

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only recently; just of late

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cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

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hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation

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casual; doing something without taking it too seriously

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regret; repentance; remorse

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once-in-a-lifetime encounter (hence should be cherished as such)

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