jpdb beta

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

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(spirit of) independence and self-respect

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heaven's vengeance is slow but sure; heaven's net is wide and coarse, yet nothing slips through

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Imaoka

3

slow ball

1

Mizuno Corporation

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double-play

2

teacher-training curriculum

1

semi-nude

1

the hole (between third and short); area between the third baseman and shortstop

1

Shimano

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fielder

2

fetching balls (tennis, baseball, etc.); ball boy

4

sixth year of elementary school; sixth year elementary school student

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high-school baseball player

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to be caught; to be captured; to be able to catch; to be able to capture

2

long throw

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Fukuzawa Yukichi (1834-1901)

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catch

2

admission based on recommendation; enrolment by recommendation (enrollment)

1

hand-tailored; hand-sewn

1

chow missing one tile

6

Franklin (Canada); Frankln; Franklyn

1

bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)

1

hundred times; hundred degrees

1

ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable

1

curse; spell; malediction

1

lame; uncool; tacky

1

number on back of player's shirt; uniform number; shirt number

1

(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by

1

originator; promoter

1

anybody can look good with the right clothes; clothes make the man; fine feathers make fine birds; (lit.) clothes on a packhorse driver

1

Japanese spindle tree (Euonymus sieboldianus)

2

human-like; quite human

1

oneself and others; (in philosophy) subject and object; transitivity; transitive and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith

1

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

1

high-school baseball

1

a little embarrassing; slightly embarrassed; somewhat ashamed; extremely embarrassing; extremely embarrassed

1

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

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hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh

2

to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

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young greens; young herbs

27

photo booth that prints out cards and stickers of the resulting photograph, which are then traded among friends

1

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

immediately carrying out (a plan)

2

everything; anything; nothing

1

prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control

1

changing one's attitude; turning over a new leaf; getting a fresh start

1

consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp

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