jpdb beta

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

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addition; annexation; appendage

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query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

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in this way; along these lines; similarly

1

crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

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to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

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what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn

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spiritualism; idealism

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shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing

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never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

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to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money); indicates that the action is directed towards the speaker; indicates that the object of an action arrives at or is received by the speaker

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

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serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not

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concerning the content; with respect to the content; content-wise

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only recently; just of late

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remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers

1

nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling game)

1

among these; between these; of these

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to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)

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especially; particularly; above all; portioning out (servings of food)

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letter; note; book; writings; literary arts; learning

1

building up one's body; building up one's muscles; making oneself stronger; bodybuilding

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obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)

3

ordinary people; general public; public at large

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to weigh (one thing against another); to compare (the relative merits of two options); (lit.) to weigh (something) on scales; to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

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popularity

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stability; steadiness; consistency; stable

2

popular

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wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect

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anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

1

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

4

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

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gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester

1

unspecified large number (of people)

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focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)

1

there is nothing; having nothing

2

antinomy; self-contradiction; either-or situation; choice between mutually exclusive alternatives

1

to rub together; to reconcile (ideas, proposals, plans); to compare and adjust

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

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to focus on; to bring into focus

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to have an interest (in)

2

extent; scope; sphere; range; span

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to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

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further; above (that); greater (than that); any more

2

better; preferable

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seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

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using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

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