jpdb beta

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

1

real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)

1

unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

4

trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

10

more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

5

one blow; one hit; one stroke; summiting on the first attempt (oft. without prior knowledge about the route; in climbing); on-sight; flashing

3

crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict

2

big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)

1

(art of) fencing; swordsmanship

1

the nth (thing)

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classical form of martial art

1

to finish writing

3

the exact opposite

6

to have (something) innate; to be born with

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

3

does not seem (to be)

1

bad habit; bad habits

1

plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus

3

slash (punctuation mark); slash; slit

2

minus; subtraction; negative (number); deficit; loss; disadvantage; drawback

2

probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

3

to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)

4

or; either ... or ...

4

piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.

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ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for

2

second son

2

brackets; parentheses

2

as soon as; right after

4

second son

6

to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)

2

one by one; one each; one at a time

2

fortune; fate; chance; coincidence; (stroke of) luck

3

inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless

1

strongest

9

combination; pair; duo

2

number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

6

jack-in-the-box; jack-in-a-box

8

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

8

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

3

to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)

1

in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic

1

chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

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absurd; foolish; stupid; silly; nonsense; ludicrous

5

to have an idea; to have a clue

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

10

to make light of; to ignore; to slight

2

forced; compulsory

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