jpdb beta

to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

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well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

8

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

name; nameplate; caption; storyboard (of a manga); rough draft

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sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

3

self-introduction

3

second-year student; biennial

2

personal information

1

non-stop talking; speaking indiscreetly; chattering; thin; flimsy

1

land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

9

to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge

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name; given name; first name

7

denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)

2

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

1

sense of unity; sense of oneness

1

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

1

combination; pair; duo

1

before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

2

manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act (usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit)

1

unit; (musical) group; band

1

near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess

1

far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)

1

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

4

to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

1

to be suspicious (of something or somebody)

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to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

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joke

2

trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

1

to turn one's face away

2

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

3

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

15

easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

2

to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder

1

attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to

7

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

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to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

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ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan

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self-; from ...; this ... (in contrast to some other ...); aforementioned

3

next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)

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(arch.) to be; (arch.) to be (location); sum of money

1

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

6

shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

3

tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health

2

to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate

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peace; security; tranquility; tranquillity

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