jpdb beta

impromptu; improvised; extempore; instant (e.g. ramen)

2

mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event

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(playing a) game (of go, shogi, etc.)

1

food

7

harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)

5

seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be

6

to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

4

medal; shield; card on which dharani (etc.) are written; notice board (in a Zen temple); tile (mahjong, dominos, etc.)

2

basic mistake; careless mistake

1

to follow in succession; to happen one after another

1

black kite (Milvus migrans)

1

precarious situation; precarious state

1

pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

12

reality; consciousness

1

severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

2

top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)

11

to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off

1

H; h; indecent; lewd; (having) sex; pervert; nth year in the Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

3

absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming

5

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

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rīchi; riichi; declaring that one is one tile away from winning while one's hand is completely concealed; being one step away from victory (or success, etc.)

2

single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

3

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

7

being on the ropes; losing ground

2

to let one's guard down

2

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

7

reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai

6

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

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puffed up

2

unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that

2

pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability

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to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

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reply; answer

22

offense and defense; offence and defence

2

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

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to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

1

mixture; blending; complication; crossing; intersecting; interlacing

5

end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring

7

dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)

3

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

2

powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging

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declaration; proclamation; announcement

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distinguished person; thirteen orphans; winning hand containing one of each terminal and honor tile plus one extra copy of any of them

2

yakuman; win worth 32000 points (or, if dealer, 48000 points)

1

win; victory

6

scoring stick; counter; chip

1

to pay

7

proud; elated

2

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

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