jpdb beta

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

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to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)

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second-year student; biennial

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even now; still; as yet

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thin; slender; fine; unlucky

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totteringly; staggeringly; unsteadily; lanky; spindly; slender

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

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estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

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skiing; ski; skis

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inspection tour

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Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

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quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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Hotta

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notice; notification; report; posting

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penmanship; calligraphy

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disregarding; ignoring

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via; through; by doing; by means of; using

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sense of defeat

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to weaken

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certification examination; licensing examination; licensure examination

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class

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compared with

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to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

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art; technique; means; way; trick; trap

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beginning to write; beginning of a brush-stroke

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end of a brush-stroke

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way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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a reworking; a pushover

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bump; lump; protuberance; swelling

4

proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation

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progress; pace; carriage; step; stage

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what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

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coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

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study; research; investigation

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lesson; class work; teaching; instruction

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to stop writing; to put down one's pen; to close (a letter)

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angle

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for the first time in one's life

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by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally

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stirring; rousing oneself

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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ambush; troops in ambush; unexpected opposition; unexpected obstacle

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coloured paper; colored paper

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pain; agony; bitterness

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novelist; fiction writer

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield

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knowledge; understanding; rules; regulations; deputy; acting

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