jpdb beta

fast-talking; rapid talking

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these guys; these fellows

2

strait with a roaring tidal ebb and flow; whirlpool; kamaboko with a spiral whirlpool-like pattern; cooking technique where ingredients are cut in a spiral pattern; Naruto (city in Tokushima); Naruto Strait; Naruto wakame

1

faint; swoon

2

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

1

repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring

4

to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out

2

signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name

1

to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish

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judo

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karate; empty handed

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kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

1

person holding a dan rank; black belt (martial arts); dan player (go, shogi)

1

table tennis; ping-pong

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

2

Japanese sword (usu. single-edged and curved); Japanese bladed weapon

1

cheque; check

1

weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset

1

possession; owning

1

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

2

approval; agreement; support; favour; favor

2

far away in the distance; in the far distance

1

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

2

small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

1

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

1

to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)

4

perfectly round; perfectly circular

2

the Moon

3

egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

after

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for this reason

2

to some extent; to a certain extent

1

to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

1

view; prospect; outlook; viewing platform; overlook

1

roof

6

going through; going via; going by way of

1

sneeze

9

running continuously; firing in rapid succession

2

pouring; injection

1

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

1

snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)

2

misunderstanding

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to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)

2

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

1

to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward

2

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

allergy

1

to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know

1