jpdb beta

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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lumber; timber; wood

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home base; home plate

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materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis

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one's own work; making by oneself

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clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

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game

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success; prosperity; boom

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climax; uprush; bulge

2

that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you

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incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive

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remnant; residue; remaining; left-over

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sphere; counter for balls

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two sheets (pieces) (of paper)

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waiting one's turn

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counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

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leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row

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great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking

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finger; toe; digit

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the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

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seven

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but; however; provided that

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to adjoin each other; to sit side by side

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middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

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metre; meter; meter; gauge

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to raise oneself up to one's full height; to strike a daunting pose

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Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

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white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson

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brilliant red; scarlet

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hakama; man's formal divided skirt

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sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)

3

to tie up; to bind; to tuck up (clothes, etc.)

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

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wonderful; astounding; marvellous

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exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)

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remembrance; recollection; recognition

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strong; intense; severe

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time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times

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junior high school student; middle school pupil

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sugar

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alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume

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outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world

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every time; each round

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sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

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side; flank

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pinch-hitting

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with a start; with a jump

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to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)

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having a crisp appearance; stiffly; tensely; smartly (e.g. dressed); neatly

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what with this and that; for a number of reasons

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