jpdb beta

administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like

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gossip; idle talk; chat

1

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

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I can tell you; heh

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

attack; assault; attempt; try

2

such; like that; that sort of; very

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bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

3

fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material

3

to wave one's hand

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too much; excessively; too

2

to approach; to draw near

3

difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

4

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

3

to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty

4

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

to be frank with you; to tell you the truth; I'm going to lay my cards on the table

2

trio; gang of three; threesome

1

principal offence; principal offense; principal offender

1

status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

2

a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious

1

cooked white rice

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sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

2

set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo

1

ten; 10; ten years of age

1

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

1

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

4

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

2

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

1

you (plural)

4

to that extent; to that degree; so much; so

2

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

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to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification

1

pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

3

various

4

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

2

pride; boast

2

in that manner; like that

4

(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say

4

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

2

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

2

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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not knowing one's social position; overweening; overreaching; forgetting who one is

2

no, not like that (but like this)

1

every day

2

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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