jpdb beta

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strength; power; proficiency; ability

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peach orchard

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at a glance; by accident

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good sense

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victory; triumph; win; conquest; success

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

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since long ago; already; for quite a while; for some time now

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to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)

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class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher

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I wonder about that; don't bet on it; famous last words

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proof to the contrary; disproof; counter-evidence; rebuttal; refutation

1

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference

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the person concerned; the person in question; the said person

1

eye for people; ability to judge character

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to follow (someone's) example; to imitate; to copy; to learn (by observation)

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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homeroom; form room; form class

2

loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

4

main gate; main entrance

3

on and after; from ... onward; since

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first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm

1

hey!; hey!

3

inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu

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contest; competition; struggle; scramble

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

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school gate

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south gate

2

date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)

6

in public; in company; in the presence of others

3

to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

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to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach

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dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

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pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

2

too large (clothing); baggy; bulging; warping; parp; toot

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to make merry; to be festive

2

back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary

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to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice

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to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

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to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off

5

mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row

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wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish; horseradish (or any blend of wasabi and horseradish)

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certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons

3

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

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Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi

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in any case; at any rate; anyhow; because; since; for

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seven o'clock

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