jpdb beta

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

1

in turns; in series; in order; by rotation

1

to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

1

difficult problem; challenge

1

article; item; thing; goods; wares

1

castella (type of sponge cake)

3

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

3

sugar

1

700; seven hundred

2

manufacture; production

1

cost

1

structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance

1

wallet; purse; coin purse; billfold; pocketbook

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

2

way (of doing); manner; method

2

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

pressure; oppression; suppression

1

arena

1

great debt of gratitude; great obligation

1

to be imminent; to be impending; to be pressing; to be urgent

1

to be possible to occur

1

the second time

1

to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone

1

(imperial) reign; period

1

definite; sure

1

to become decrepit; to become senile

2

long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

1

studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to

1

state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place

1

flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move

1

running water; flowing water; stream

1

smooth (of a surface); glassy; smooth (of an action, proceedings, etc.); fluent (speech); continuously differentiable

2

to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine

1

technique; finesse

1

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

7

to cross swords (with)

2

positioning; getting a position; taking a position

1

to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate

1

suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out

2

obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit

1

worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

2

to hit each other; to exchange blows; to fight

1

glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception

1

practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis

1

to slacken; to loosen; to relax; to slack off (e.g. one's work, attention); to not put one's heart in

1

reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup

2

diplomatic efforts

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