jpdb beta

critical (touch and go) situation; explosive situation

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big catch (fishing); good haul

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

3

paper bag

2

good humour (humor); good mood

3

play; playing; game; play and dance (at a kindergarten or elementary school)

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easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk

2

food; foodstuff; prey; victim

2

traveling expenses; travelling expenses

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fair attack; fair tactics; straightforward approach; standard procedure; established method

2

village

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occasionally; once in a while; now and then

10

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

6

heavily; profoundly

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

2

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

6

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

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origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors

1

noodles; (arch.) flour

1

exemplary

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(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)

1

even more; still more; further

2

to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)

1

to sit for an examination

4

passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification

10

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) temporary residence

5

chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

2

to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender

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to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

1

to answer the phone

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Ireland (country); Republic of Ireland; Éire; Ireland (island)

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

1

isolation; separation; remoteness; seclusion; reclusion; inaccessibility

1

correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

13

locking

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taking the initiative

2

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

one ken (approx. 1.8 m)

1

saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing

2

to live; to reside; to inhabit

2

balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

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to happen to hear; to overhear

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

4

linen

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gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor

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bedroom

1

to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)

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to look down on (someone); to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at

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to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

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value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction

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