jpdb beta

difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn

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aikido

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to chastise; to punish; to discipline

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dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

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having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)

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to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)

1

two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth

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to aspire to; to aim for; (arch.) to give a gift (as a token of gratitude, goodwill, etc.); (arch.) to perform a memorial service

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preparations for returning (home)

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far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

practical side of life

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totally willing; fully motivated

1

torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour

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to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance

1

scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability

2

library

4

closing time (library, museum, etc.)

1

to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case

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on-the-job training; OJT

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to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

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move with haste (when you have no doubts); strike while the iron is hot

1

suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; nimbly; alertly

1

to move (house); to change residence

1

that is to say; so that means

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strap (for carrying something); strap (on a dress, bra, etc.)

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poster

1

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

1

storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

1

to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)

2

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound

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to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

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here and there; in places

1

extract; excerpt; selection

1

some days; several days

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intensive; concentrated; focused

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passing mark; qualifying marks (score)

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learning ability

2

I'm hungry

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moderate

2

Mito (city in Ibaraki)

4

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

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inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case

2

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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ramen; Chinese-style noodles

5

this place; where one comes from; here

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to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook

2

being produced in a particular region; local specialty

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sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

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