jpdb beta

this month

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pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

1

liquid crystal

2

to buy again; to buy anew

1

to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

1

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

road sign; signpost

1

large screen (TV, film, etc.)

1

smartphone; smart phone

1

to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)

1

model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

1

experience; history; record; career

1

quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)

1

suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly

1

looking away; looking aside; outsider's perspective; observer's view

1

however; because; as

1

to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

1

crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack

1

course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy

1

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

compensation; indemnification; reparation; restitution; recompense

2

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession

1

oil-based

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ball-point pen

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writing implement; writing tool

1

mobile phone number; cell phone number

1

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

1

katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

1

sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; with a bob of the head

2

crossroads; intersection

1

to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled

1

university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

3

anniversary of the establishment (of)

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cancellation (of a lecture, class, etc.)

1

fortunately; luckily

1

memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary

2

trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess

1

in front of a station

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café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)

1

appointment

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to kill time

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athletics; sports; adventure course; (outdoor) obstacle course

1

gym; gymnasium

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city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area

1

page; nth page; page ...

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exercise machine; strength training machine; gym equipment (machine)

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very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)

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