jpdb beta

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

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few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient

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racket; paddle (in table-tennis)

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leaving something where it is; abandoning something

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was; were

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a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

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to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

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listen!; you see; mind you; remember

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ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price

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serve; serving (e.g. of food)

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perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that

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table tennis; ping-pong

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girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

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unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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(not) even once; (not) ever

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(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again

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chance; opportunity

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

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(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)

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this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

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match; game; bout; contest

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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person

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent

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fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon

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killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style

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time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that

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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.)

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

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above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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angle

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adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing

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only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to

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automatic

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to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)

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to name; to call; to christen; to term

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ah; oh; hey!

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to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

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