jpdb beta

joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious

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ten-odd; a dozen or so

1

participant; entrant; player; competitor

3

walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)

1

picture book

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name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

to grow up; to become an adult

4

to be helpful; to be useful

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to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up

2

what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?

2

vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse

1

spreading the legs (wide apart); opening the legs

1

forward somersault; forward roll

1

whiteboard marker

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dark of the heart; depths of the human mind; (arch.) distress about one's beloved child

1

to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

1

gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober

1

text at the foot of a page, document, screen, etc.

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

3

The Tale of Genji (Heian-period classic)

2

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

(full-length) novel; long novel

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

5

to begin to

1

racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

1

Eastern Europe

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golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time

1

Japan

1

court lady; lady-in-waiting

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H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

1

one's post; place of work; workplace

1

Emperor Ichijō; Ichijō Tenno (980-1011 CE, reigning: 986-1011 CE)

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one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although

1

battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition

1

10,000; ten thousand; 10^4

1

prisoner (of war); POW; captive

1

both eyes

1

to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)

1

to send back

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transition; changeover; switchover; transfer (of powers, weight, etc.); shift (e.g. of centre of gravity)

1

to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter

2

difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error

1

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

1

to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed

1

group (usu. of people)

5

to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on

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Paris (France)

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citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class

2

leaping through time; time travel

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