jpdb beta

very; extremely; excessively

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remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)

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be; is

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so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

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man-to-man; one-to-one

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superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

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big quarrel; huge fight; big row

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training camp

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winter vacation; winter holidays

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spring break; spring vacation

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I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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100; hundred

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to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many

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nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement

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guts; pluck; nerve; spirit

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throughout Japan

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double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued

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participation; joining; entry; adherence

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pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

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to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

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(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

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top-level; top-ranking

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still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

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favourite child; favourite student; apple of one's eye

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mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh

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to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

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international; diplomatic intercourse

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I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

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stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company

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young person

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selection; screening

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strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

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all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships

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such-and-such a place

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first challenge; first try

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carelessly; inattentively

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be (that) as it may; having said that

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... is the reason; ... is my excuse

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thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

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layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)

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Japan

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several years; a few years

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that's so, isn't it

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(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move

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right to appear (e.g. in Olympics); berth

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Olympics

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next term; next period; next version; next release

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by all means; by all costs

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gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

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field; sports stadium; arena

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