jpdb beta

to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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not at all; don't worry about it; forget about it

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aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful

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certainly; surely; definitely; (lit.) 120 percent

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practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection

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noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift

3

to win fame; to become widely known; to make a name for oneself

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surrounding at a distance

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seaside school

3

to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away

1

stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person

1

multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note

1

selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell

3

escalator

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a few seconds; several seconds

1

after

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to complete decisively; to do to completion

2

look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute

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old clothes; worn-out clothes; cast-off clothes

2

disillusionment; disillusion; disenchantment

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although I say; although one might say; although called

2

(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)

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the person in question; the person themselves; said person

2

being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

2

present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

5

to do one's best

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duty; obligation; responsibility

2

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally

1

power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)

2

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

1

to be embarrassed; to lose face

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to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

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to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

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already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

exchange; conversion; replacement; switching (to); switchover

1

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; money

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fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...

4

running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

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attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness

2

at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

6

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

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couple

2

not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew

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(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated

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favorable; favourable

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to giggle

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to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay

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