jpdb beta

one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life

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former imperial university

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red gate (esp. at Tokyo University)

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Sanshirou

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Yasuda Auditorium (at Tokyo University, site of violent student protest in 1969)

1

roadside trees; row of trees

1

highest institute of education

1

sightseeing spot; tourist attraction

1

taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; requesting a video review (of a referee's call)

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being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability

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to be pretentious; to put on airs

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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sleet; daikon shavings; grated daikon; shaved ice topped with honey

2

lead colour; lead color

9

to walk; to move forward; to make progress

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fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests

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superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!

3

sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)

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needing care (of a person); needing to be looked after; troublesome; annoying; difficult

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to come and go; to go back and forth

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to pass (examination)

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national university

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heading; headline; index; headword

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to catch one's attention

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rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled

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to report; to inform; to repay; to return; to requite

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air conditioner; air conditioning; aircon

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to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)

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literary magazine

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suddenly (rising to fame, etc.); instantly; immediately; one bound; one leap

3

secluded inner room

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suicide by jumping (e.g. from a tall building)

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isolation; being alone; being friendless

2

to assume an air of importance; to be self-important; to put on airs

2

to step on; to trample down; to tread on

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the literary world; literary circles

1

to become famous overnight; to burst into fame

1

precocity; early ripening; premature development

1

to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily

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reporter; journalist

2

gossip

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(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

3

with shoes on; rudely; thoughtlessly

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to hear a rumor; to get wind of

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to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to

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carpet

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temperature

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to leave as is; to let alone; to disregard

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to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted

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bright green; chartreuse green

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