jpdb beta

signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)

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to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

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departure

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to fall ill; to be taken ill

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granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman

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tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony

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to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

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astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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day before yesterday

3

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

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single word; a few words; brief comment

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to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

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cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

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lump (of flour, etc.); clump (of ground meat, etc.)

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reaction; response

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always; all the time; never; usual; regular

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there is nothing

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without

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circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money

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above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

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to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound

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scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

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black tea

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portion of food

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question; query

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Battle of Nagashino (1575)

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originally; by nature; from the start

2

country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)

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military commander

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uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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quarrel; dispute; argument

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tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

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to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square

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each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

2

experience

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to complement

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to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

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meal; dinner; diet

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absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

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nutrition; nourishment

1

balance

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

1

something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another

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to win; to gain victory

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