jpdb beta

effective; successful

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suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

3

aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

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rule

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useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

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battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict

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to like; to prefer

3

place to go; destination

2

one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

3

composed expression; clear face

1

to replace; to move; to change the position of

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pet; trumpet

3

(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

1

cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)

1

manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something

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but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just

1

practical; pragmatic; hands-on; nuts and bolts

1

removal; getting rid of

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

overalls; wrapper; duster; smock

1

(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

1

counter for books; volume

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serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

to be contrary to one's expectations

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birthday

1

to not believe one's ears

1

wall clock

1

time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance

1

seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent

1

nape (of the neck); nucha

2

just now; a moment ago

1

using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

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to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

1

way one walks; one's walk

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw

1

meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent

2

to pay attention (to)

2

without

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pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

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word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews

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one's parents' generation

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newcomer; new face

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to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

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to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

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to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe

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