jpdb beta

-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

1

to impress (someone)

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eccentricity; eccentric behaviour

1

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned

3

the very best; excellent; superb

1

start; beginning

1

(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment

1

(not) at all; (not) by any means; (cannot) possibly; absolutely (not)

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

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a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

2

to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

2

obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

1

notebook; account book; register

2

to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself

4

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

2

book; register

1

strict; close; precise; scrupulous

1

(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase

6

establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration

2

to have an interest (in)

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hearsay; rumor; rumour; report

1

children's story; fairy tale

1

to write down one after another; to enumerate; to list; to write at length; to write on and on; to go on writing

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; sudden; abrupt

1

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

1

perfect; complete; flawless

2

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

2

spirit; heart; disposition

1

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

6

second floor; upstairs

5

single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall

2

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

caller; visitor; company; guest

2

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

15

twins; twin

17

older half-brother (by a different mother)

1

tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone

13

opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

2

lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs

3

successively; one after another

3

to gather; to collect; to assemble

7

deep breath

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

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that is to say; so that means

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to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect

5

under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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