jpdb beta

painter; artist

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magician; conjurer

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old age; age; old people; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) my humble self

2

experienced; well-versed

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substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

1

lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)

1

pretty

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dim witted; bird-brained; dullard

2

back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition

1

no use; useless; not fit for its purpose

1

out of control; out of hand; unmanageable; nothing one can do

1

radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things

1

under one's eyes; below one's eyes

1

curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal

3

guardian; protector; patron; parent

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accompanying; being accompanied by; going with

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relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

2

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

2

racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)

1

telepathy; tacit understanding; thought transference; non-verbal Zen Buddhist transmission to a disciple of the central tenets of Buddhism

1

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

1

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

1

wink

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pachinko; mechanical gambling game superficially resembling pinball; slingshot; catapult; pistol

3

fever (state of excitement)

1

to insert; to put in (such that there is a snug fit); to have sex; to fuck; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to place a ring-shaped object around something (esp. one that restricts freedom, such as handcuffs)

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to discharge (e.g. effluent)

3

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

2

reaction

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Aegis

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ball won in a game of pachinko

1

conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

2

bowling (esp. tenpin)

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defensive-only

1

the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

2

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

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reinforcement

2

dealing with; coping with

1

pace; step

1

to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

1

area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances

1

to save; to leave over; to spare

1

have to do; must; should; ought to

1

sound of a button or switch being pressed

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bad job; poor workmanship; bungle

1

chest; breast

1

disappointment; despair

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to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

our school; my school

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