jpdb beta

to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

2

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

1

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

copier; copy machine; photocopier

2

noodles; (arch.) flour

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I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

2

no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all

3

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

1

copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy

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start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr

6

pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

1

simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light

2

to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding

2

to copy

2

to try to unsettle someone; to throw off balance

1

maybe; could be; might

1

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner

2

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

1

to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise

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technology; technique; technical

1

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

2

technique; art; skill; move

1

to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab

2

point in time; occasion

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

1

upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

1

perfect; complete; flawless

2

drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other

1

to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to

1

isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

4

counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

3

button (clothing); push-button

1

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!

2

hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

2

failure; mistake; blunder

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

2

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

1

now; soon; already; yet; further; more

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