jpdb beta

to accept somebody's challenge; to take up the gauntlet

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but; however; provided that

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manly; sportsmanlike; pure (heart, actions, etc.); upright; (arch.) unsullied (e.g. scenery or object); (arch.) pure

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stir; commotion; noise

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ultimate weapon; one's final trump card

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what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on

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to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege

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more than usual

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please look at it

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how can (one) do something

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Caux; Cau; Caus

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chest

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Satsuma (former province located in the west of present-day Kagoshima Prefecture); sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)

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wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen

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to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

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to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

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because of this

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speed

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to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)

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mom's home cooking; taste of mom's cooking; taste of home cooking; food like mom used to make

2

growth period (in children)

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obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)

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unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

1

what the?; what's going on?; what's this?

1

blowgun; blowpipe; dart

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

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to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

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to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

4

plosive sound

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definite; final; decisive; conclusive

1

society; public; community; social studies

1

one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series

1

question; query

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prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures

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(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl

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arithmetic

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marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

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low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

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secret; secrecy

3

application form (esp. job application)

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Island; insula; island; islet

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audition

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song; ballad

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older sister; lass; young lady

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singer

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kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song

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plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

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