jpdb beta

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

contest of strength; trial of strength

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to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

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to win; to gain victory

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

5

as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...

4

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

2

strength; power; proficiency; ability

4

strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle

2

to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)

2

thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality

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is not; am not; are not

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however; but

4

talent; ability

1

far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

1

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

1

younger; junior

1

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

6

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

6

to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)

2

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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in that way; thus; so; so?

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to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

6

experiences

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that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...

6

dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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older brother and younger sister

3

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

1

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

2

direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)

4

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

to do someone in; to bump someone off

1

to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)

5

combat; battle; action; active service; actual fighting

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experience

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endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement

3

atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

1

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

1

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

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(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies

3

counter for waves (of a repeated occurrence)

3

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

1

fact; truth; reality

1

dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing

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navy

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

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