jpdb beta

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)

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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

3

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

2

thunderous roar; roaring sound

1

to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist

1

vulgar person; low-life; sleazebag; (arch.) lowly person; (arch.) person of humble rank; (arch.) peasant

4

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

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to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

1

cheer; shout of joy

2

to well up; to burst; to arise

1

block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

4

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

6

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

1

Amano

1

cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible

2

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

2

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1

interpretation; explanation; reading; construction

1

sleazebag; asshole; shithead; lowlife

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English (language)

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the sixth sense; intuition; hunch

1

intuition; instinct; hunch

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

4

hence; for that reason

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particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

3

question mark

2

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

1

item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry

2

to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)

4

all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total

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parameter

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subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea

1

just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution

2

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

1

fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

2

to pierce; to go through; to remove (partitions between rooms); to knock (e.g. two rooms) into one; to carry out (to completion)

2

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

2

thinking nothing of ...; undaunted by ...; in defiance of ...; in spite of ...; in the face of ...; ignoring ...

1

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

even

1

(very) unusual; unconventional; eccentric; novel; original; striking

1

sincere; honest; faithful

1

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

2

to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")

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