jpdb beta

being the sole winner; winner-take-all

1

to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

2

clapping hands; applause

3

if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question

56

elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

1

Mr (junior); master; boy

8

plan; strategy

2

appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style

3

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

12

right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?

5

yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh

3

I; me

4

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

5

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

3

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

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to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)

3

to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook

1

each; every

1

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

9

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

1

and yet; though; when; in spite of

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do

18

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

10

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

4

phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo

1

then; well; so; be; is

22

toy balloon

1

like; similar to; as with; in the same way

1

to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

40

older sister; elder sister

2

Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation

23

again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and

2

marriage proposal; marriage talks

1

declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice

1

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

19

to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

2

(your) judgment; discernment

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to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

brown coal; lignite

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it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

3

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

8

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

10

I; me

11

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

10

outrageous; monstrous; appalling; inordinate; overambitious

1