jpdb beta

too much; excessive; too

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press conference

15

formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff

1

wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)

1

for use by children; for children

1

attraction

1

good performance; good work; great success

1

Florida

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catch; playing catch

4

even if; even though; however; no matter how

3

turn (in line); order of things; sequential order

2

to leap over

1

corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with

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humiliating

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

5

in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely

3

to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)

5

ear; year

1

pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says

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Koshien Stadium, a baseball stadium in Koshien which is the venue of the annual high school baseball tournaments; High school baseball in Japan, the tournaments generally referred to as Kōshien, named after the stadium; Koshien, Nishinomiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, a neighborhood of Nishinomiya, Hyōgo, Japan

2

baseball-playing teenager; high-school baseball player

1

pitcher; pitcher (container); jug

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senior high school; high school

4

a few years ago; some years back

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life; living; I; me; student

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reporter; journalist

3

crew

1

three days

5

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

4

Sapporo (city in Hokkaido)

2

doctor; PhD; exposition; fair; exhibition

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

butter

1

dish made with pork belly and bones, simmered with miso, sake, vegetables, etc. (from Kagoshima)

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jet aeroplane; jet airplane

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license; licence

1

to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

3

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

3

after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on

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office

2

toddling; with small, quick steps; restlessly; in continuous motion; quickly and easily; often

2

Ellington

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airfield; airport

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and; as well as

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counter for birds, rabbits, etc.

7

going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing

2

beer

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to have a drink; to have a few drinks

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