jpdb beta

to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered

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towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

2

casual speech; peer language; informal language

1

bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross

2

to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

3

elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article

1

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

3

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

3

serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

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expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

6

there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much

8

portion for two people

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shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)

7

spring breeze

1

to blow through; to blow across

3

meaning; significance; sense

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hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)

2

concocting an alibi

1

alibi

2

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

2

rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)

1

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

4

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

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to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

2

to stop talking; to break off; to pause

2

university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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casual; unconcerned; nonchalant

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

coating

2

just a little

3

rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

untouched; unused; intact

1

reference book

6

intuitive

1

suspicious

2

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

2

characteristic (of); peculiar (to)

1

self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride

1

to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe

1

unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy

1

defensive perimeter; defence line; defense line; precaution; safeguard; safety measure

1

to pretend

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had better ...; had better not ...

7

a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

1

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

1

to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around

1

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

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