jpdb beta

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

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half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage

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carving; engraving; chiselled features

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to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature

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pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

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pleased to meet you; how do you do; my regards (to someone); my greetings; best wishes

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central black dot on a go board; Tengen era (978.11.29-983.4.15)

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breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing

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mystery; mysteriousness; secret

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verbalizing; putting into words

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presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd

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each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage

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radio programme; radio program

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request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust

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my personal (e.g. opinion)

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extinguishing a fire; (Edo-period) fireman

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mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape

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to do one's best; to put forth every effort

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grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

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order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

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dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)

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nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

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grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

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preface; introduction; lead in (to a joke, question, etc.); lead up; payment in advance (by bank transfer); swinging (one's body) forward

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baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)

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pseudonym used when calling in or writing to a radio program

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bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood

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LOL; haha

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

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

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it seems that; as if

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how many people; a number of people

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to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

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Ouch!

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script; libretto; scenario

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vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent

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compliance

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infringement (of a law, treaty, etc.); contravention; conflict (with a theory, claim, etc.); inconsistency; (arch.) collision; (arch.) contact

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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to create a stir; to make waves; to raise a question about; to cause a sensation

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one's cherished opinion; pet theory

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to be able to conceal

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to survive

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logic; logical

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reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin

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north wind; northerly wind

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favorite; favourite; habitually used

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divide into four pieces; one fourth

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scale; vernier

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