jpdb beta

orchestra; band

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cello; violoncello

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viola

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violin

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contrabass; double bass; bass

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(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

2

concealed winning hand consisting of chows, a pair that isn't a value pair, and an open wait

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

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big three dragons; winning hand consisting of pungs or kongs of each of the three types of dragon tiles

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

3

lighted lamp (or candle, etc.) provided as a religious offering; votive light

1

simple; plain

4

mindset; outlook; view; way of looking at things; perspective

1

review (of learned material); revision

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east wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of east wind tiles

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south wind tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of south wind tiles

3

white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); speech; one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; (arch.) white person

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green dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of green dragon tiles

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terminals; suited tiles numbered 1 or 9

3

to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle

4

bamboo tiles

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(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.

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suited tiles

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place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)

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Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce

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A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion

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kaki (Japanese persimmon) seed; spicy baked or fried mochi chips in this shape

2

to classify; to sort out; to sift through

1

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

1

Lotte (Japanese-Korean confection company)

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section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing

1

skimming (a book, etc.)

1

each; every; all

1

to have a meal together; to sit at table

1

emotional instability

2

nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened

2

manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures

1

selection

2

tiger cub

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war; battle; hostilities

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spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands

2

toiletries

2

accessory case

1

point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt

2

to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch

2

radio (communication); wireless; not using wires

3

to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)

2

tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba

2

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

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