jpdb beta

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

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number-withheld phone calls

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rotation

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to get a phone call

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to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively

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this much; this amount

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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attentive to detail; meticulous in one's work

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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

1

with a chuckle; with a giggle

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leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

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staying up all night

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east

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taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

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success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

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to get sleep; to sleep

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boldly; bravely; resolutely; determinedly

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to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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Napoleon; napoleon (Japanese card game)

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precedent

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Billy

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move (in shogi, chess, etc.)

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to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate

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pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

1

garden (esp. with trees); park

2

next day

2

all nighter; sleepless night

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soundly (of sleeping); (sleeping) like a log

1

falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off

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to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

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when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned

2

display

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empirical; from experience

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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strict prohibition; ban; interdiction

1

(electric) torch; flashlight

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to make one's rounds; to patrol

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rice plant (Oryza sativa)

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namahage; folklore demon of the Oga Peninsula (people dress up as them on New Year's Eve to admonish children)

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self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

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character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

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celestial world; heaven

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to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport

2

very good luck; excellent fortune

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the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

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fighting strength

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only; just

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large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive

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supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super

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