jpdb beta

to be launched (e.g. rocket); to lift off; to be washed up (on the shore)

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15; fifteen

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waste of time; killing time

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good idea

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to hesitate to say

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was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...

1

curse; spell; malediction

1

abstinence from alcohol; temperance; prohibition of drinking

1

mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short

1

liquor-soaked; continuous drinking; daily drinking; binge drinking

1

only; merely; but; no more than

1

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

2

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

1

smoking

1

living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood

1

to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute

2

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

1

to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places

1

habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

rather than (do ...)

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

1

poisoning; addiction

1

victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)

1

what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind

1

making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

1

to put on airs; to assume importance

1

bottom; sole

1

object; body; solid

1

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

palm (of one's hand)

1

cover; lid; cap

1

Magic Tape (brand of hook-and-loop fastener, equiv. to Velcro)

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

1

two (long cylindrical things)

1

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

1

to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to

1

to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close

1

chimes; toll of a bell

1

Cinderella

1

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

1

view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

1

scenery

1

staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location

1

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

place of destination

1

to overflow; to brim over; to flood

1

to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder

1

to shake; to sway; to waver

1