jpdb beta

to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

2

olden days; former

5

personal connections

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somehow or other

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I; me; you; manservant

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(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere

3

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

10

absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively

3

you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she

3

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

2

that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

7

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

leadership; initiative; spearhead

1

this and that; one thing or another

1

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

1

deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing

1

jest; joke; funny story

5

worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched

1

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

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active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

3

direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

1

to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

1

elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)

2

coffee

3

chocolate parfait

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milk

2

to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch

2

Milky Way; galaxy

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

3

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

2

premature; untimely (e.g. death); early

4

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to compete with; to vie for

1

rival; competition

5

undisputed; entirely; perfect

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chance; opportunity

2

makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

3

in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

1

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

2

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

3

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

2

as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

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the very thing; itself

2

concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial

5

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

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