jpdb beta

to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

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informal; simplified

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to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into

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middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield

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opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset

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breach of manners; breach of etiquette

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how others look at you; what others think about you

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overcrowding; crowded; congestion

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elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance

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to writhe (in agony)

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noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe

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to take a break

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(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one

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common; usual

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to be imaginable; to be conceivable

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to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

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self-sacrifice; self-renunciation

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selfless devotion

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to make light of; to ignore; to slight

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custom; habit; customary practice

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hundreds

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citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

2

tone (of argument); tenor; drift

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to be born; to come into this world

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to bear up in tragedy; to stand pain well; to hold one's temper; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth

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assumption; supposition; hypothesis

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crown prince; Prince Shōtoku

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selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage

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first place

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crime; sin; vice

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ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality

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close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

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to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

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eighth day of the month; eight days

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roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)

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to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge

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file; rasp

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early-morning practice

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burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

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whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless

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to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand

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proud; having a prominent nose

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one's junior; younger generation; next generation; moving backwards; backing up; reversing

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northern part; the north (of a region)

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biological child; one's own child

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to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend

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office hours; business hours; working hours

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to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

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and so; therefore; for that reason

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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