jpdb beta

growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history

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primary school; elementary school; grade school

2

being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

6

social psychology

1

critic; reviewer; commentator

2

intellectual

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comment

3

as usual; as is one's habit

2

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer

2

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

1

ten o'clock

6

within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts

6

hot topic; talk of the town

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely

3

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

4

ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant

1

counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)

5

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

1

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

3

state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth

2

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

1

dandy; fop; esthete

1

author directing or producing his or her own play (film); staging oneself for effect; presenting oneself in a favorable light

1

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

2

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

3

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1

to slide into; to slip into

5

ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly

1

to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted

7

to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud

1

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

2

to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff

4

right behind

2

fountain pen

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

1

syringe (usu. a bulb syringe); dropper; fountain pen filler

1

ink cartridge

1

to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

2

one drop (of fluid)

2

counter for drops of liquid

2

blue-black

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ink

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freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)

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jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket

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