jpdb beta

agreement; affirmative; aye; yes; OK

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

1

relative; relation; kin

1

to have a meal together; to sit at table

2

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

1

newcomer; tyro

2

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

3

oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night

1

marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles

1

academic background; academic credentials; academic record

1

fortune; luck; chance

16

scoring stick; counter; chip

1

fate; destiny; lot

4

final hand of a game (i.e. south round, fourth hand)

1

point spread; point difference

1

small; compact

2

second place

2

substance; essence; substantive; substantial; in essence; in effect

1

being the sole winner; beating everyone else; winner-take-all; mostly alone; mostly by oneself

1

bright; intelligent

1

just like that; quite so; I agree; that street

5

disparate society; stratified society

1

restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget

1

to get distracted; to jump off the track

1

with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily

1

tan (colour)

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water flea (Daphnia spp.)

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big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles

2

yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)

2

chest hair; breast down

1

to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)

2

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

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last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1

dog whistle

3

to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in

1

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

1

thank you

2

to thank

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

tile

3

steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking

1

goods; merchandise; commercial items

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mahjong tile

2

to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

2

individual; private person; personal; natural person

2

purchase; buying

2

dragon tiles

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to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)

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