jpdb beta

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.)

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nasal voice

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originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with

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number of years

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to suspect

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even so; anyhow; at any rate

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moment by moment; hour by hour

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chihuahua

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one defeat

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to sob; to be choked with tears

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Thursday

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fresh wound; fresh bruise

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Halley's comet

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to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.

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Spectacular Bid

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older sister

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suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression

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being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work

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each; (arch.) you (plural)

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to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager

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to work one's way up

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Tokyo Tower

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos

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awareness that one is not good at something; feelings of inferiority

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half-eaten

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to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

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to ingest; to eat; to enter the mouth; to be able to eat

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(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely

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calming down; quieting down

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to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)

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to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

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first and foremost; above all; most importantly of all

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eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)

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that sort of; like that

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to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength

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pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over

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cool down

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cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead

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superficial; shallow

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sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable

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confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up

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secret talk

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to be powered on; to be turned on

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outer wall

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testing, testing

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testing, testing

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guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden

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analects; sayings

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to run away (e.g. from work); to escape; to skip (school); to end a round with less than 20 points

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