jpdb beta

ascertainment

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intellectual

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individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

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intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy

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(an individual's) way of playing mahjong; mahjong tactics

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the very best; utmost

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to spend time (on doing something)

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to finish reading; to read through

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool

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to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with

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modesty; humility; being humble

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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standard practice; playing by the book; established tactic; joseki (in go); standard sequence (esp. in a corner); standard move

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to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)

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experience

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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condition; situation; prospects

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highly unpredictable; touch and go

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war situation; progress of a battle

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to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise

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to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

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pile; accumulation

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starting point; origin

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logic; logical

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to assemble; to set up; to construct

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construction; framework; erection; assembly; organization; organisation

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two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)

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to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept

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to make a move; to move a piece (e.g. in shogi)

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to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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surprise move

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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dawn; daybreak

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after a long time; for the first time in a while

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being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

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to use one's head

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moderate; proper; just right

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tiredness; fatigue

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to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

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lack of sleep; insufficient sleep

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to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street

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(vehicle) wheel

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to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart

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premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

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to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing

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to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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to fall asleep

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