jpdb beta

to treat as a joke; to do jokingly

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stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl

1

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

sisters

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this one; with this; in this way

3

origin; beginning; start

4

5th day of the month; five days

2

please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

2

tour

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Nagoya (city)

1

dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs

2

all; everyone; everybody

3

various; varied; diverse; all sorts of

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noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

1

classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)

1

clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress

2

bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving

2

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

giving a broad smile

2

to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

2

however; but

1

suit (clothing); suit

1

gorgeous; gaudy; dazzling; gay; resplendent

1

a mere ...; only a ...; insignificant

1

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

3

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

3

very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

1

band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band

1

thought to be; seen as

1

to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise

1

singer

1

performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)

1

invitation

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radiant smile; contented smile

1

Akutagawa

4

from now; from this moment; henceforth

1

thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight

2

to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew

1

the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible

2

to be entwined; to be involved

1

tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

2

(not) even; (not) any

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candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

4

turning point

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to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

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shoulder

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till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)

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bag

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