jpdb beta

to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter

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odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting

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to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

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enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

to massage

2

sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface

2

to fan; to incite; to instigate

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marking; grading; scoring

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publication of results; announcement of results

3

first place

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Yuuri

1

perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite

2

(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)

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high score

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cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

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answer; solution

3

reference; consultation

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to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

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ta-dah!; ta-da!; tada!; voilà

1

stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

3

manufacturing method; recipe; formula

1

rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

5

third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student

1

great mistake

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(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent

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to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

1

correct or incorrect; right or wrong; accuracy; correction (of errors)

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scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs

1

humanity; human nature

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to be transparent; to show through

2

(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression

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because; for; the reason why is ...

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last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order

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in turns; alternately; in order

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cesspool; sink; manure sink

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Kiyohiko

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gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

1

to push up; to force up; to pressure one's superiors; to burst out (of emotions, etc.); to fill one's heart

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to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted

1

sum total; total amount

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kanji; Chinese character

5

writing down from other written material; writing kanji text from hiragana; transcription (of spoken material); dictation

1

long sentence; long piece of writing (e.g. passage, letter, article, telegram)

2

reading comprehension

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arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)

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to develop one's ability

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careless mistake

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unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

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to say in a round-about way (not to upset); to cushion the blow; (lit.) to wrap in wafer paper

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