jpdb beta

self-introduction

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

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if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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narrow (blade); slender (figure, build); thin

1

tall and thin; long and thin; lanky; spindly; gangly

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

4

to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

plait; braid

1

judo

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build; physique; frame; constitution

1

fifth month of the lunar calendar; satsuki azalea (Rhododendron indicum)

1

older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella

3

compared with

1

unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison

1

these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

3

doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

2

I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason

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if it's the case

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to lend (e.g. money)

1

to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

2

circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money

2

ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity

1

judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly

1

(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift

1

to bring someone along

1

such-and-such a place

1

(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

1

to make (someone) learn; to be accustomed to ...; to be used to ...; to always ...

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

meaning; called; said

4

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

4

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

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transport; freight; shipping; moving (goods)

1

aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

2

to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

3

layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular

1

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate

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warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)

1

to peel off; to come off; to flake off; to fade; to discolor; to discolour

1

you; I; me; oneself

1

greeting; a fine thing to say

3

shit!; damn!

1

to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against

3

punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact

3

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

3

to kick into the air; to kick up; to kick from below

1

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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