jpdb beta

frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere

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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

1

competition; rivalry; something worth doing

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

guilt; culpability

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that's the way it is; such is life

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

1

miracle

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reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about

1

force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort

1

passing mark; qualifying marks (score)

1

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

1

seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity

1

reason; pretext; motive

1

to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

Kitahara

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just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most

1

rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion

2

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

2

we; us; I; me

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

1

tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

1

Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)

1

two persons; two people; pair; couple

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

2

yikes; oops; eep; wow

1

this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

3

return; welcome home

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)

1

materials; data; document

1

image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)

1

to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

1

health management; health maintenance; health care

1

work; job; labor; work

1

tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

1

pride

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about this time

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to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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