jpdb beta

to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

2

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

1

end; break

1

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

3

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

1

honourable defeat; honorable defeat; honourable death; trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

irrational (line of) argument

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whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity

2

to point at

2

aha!; yes sir

2

one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

1

anyone and everyone; anybody at all

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

1

personnel selection

3

to have an idea; to have a clue

2

to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine

1

candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination

1

harem

2

cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

1

short term; short time

3

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

2

to make sense

1

existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive

1

in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety

2

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)

5

to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about

1

top-class

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to be preeminent; to be outstanding

2

(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

1

to have (a) potential for ...; to have it in one to do

1

(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

1

inheritance; something given or received

1

to shine; to glitter; to be bright

1

game

2

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

2

only once

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very; much

2

(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance

2

each; (arch.) you (plural)

1

making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure

1

to be in one's debt

1

charming; fascinating; attractive

2

(only) one option; one possible choice

1

evening meal

2

subject

2

in this case

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word; vocabulary

1

to come out (e.g. hair); to fall out; to collapse (e.g. building, floor); to be left out; to be omitted

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