jpdb beta

independence; autonomy; self-reliance

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leaving a club; quitting a club

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to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext

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to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

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since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

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to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

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to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

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always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively

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that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!

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only; nothing but

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left shoulder

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today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays

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enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

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if; in case; supposing

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

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to; towards; for

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catcher

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Satou

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eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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

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how much; how many; however (much); no matter how; what matters is ...; it all comes down to ...

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how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know

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perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

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hundreds

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to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

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professional

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phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

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fastball

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normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning

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drill bit; drill; drill (practice); drill (Mandrillus leucophaeus)

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good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

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air resistance

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few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom

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power; might; authority; influence

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

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as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state

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