jpdb beta

to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)

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bout (in sports, etc.); match; effort; initiative; dealing with

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seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion

2

what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?

2

to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

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geometric pattern

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back cover

3

Beelzebub

3

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

2

according to; reads; reading; is written; says; states

2

to straighten oneself

2

sleepy eyes; drowsy look

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alma mater

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

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feeble

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nothing but; none other than

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state of progress

1

to take a class

1

conditioned reflex

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to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)

1

to hate; to detest

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

3

don't push yourself too hard; don't force yourself

1

technique

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bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy

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to put one's life on the line

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NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)

2

teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

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dislike; hatred; fear

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to scrutinize; to scrutinise

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excellent speech; masterly speech

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ticklish; embarrassing

2

weird; eerie; uncanny

1

pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of

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to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce

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standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

1

poor health; ill health; unhealthy

1

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

1

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

2

sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration

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to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)

2

special order (goods); custom (made); bespoke

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bikini armor (e.g. in anime, video games); skimpy armor

4

step; stride; counter for steps

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

2

to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

1

great physical power; animal strength

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to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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to bind up; to tie up

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