Jiten beta

originally; from the start; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature ; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

人(じん)徳(とく)

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natural virtue; personal virtue

要(よう)するに

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in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

誤(ご)解(かい)

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misunderstanding

やすい

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easy ; likely to ...; have a tendency to ... ; easy to ...

人(にん)間(げん)

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human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

今(こん)後(ご)とも

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from now on

指(し)導(どう)

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guidance; leadership; instruction; direction; coaching ; shido (minor penalty in judo)

お願(ねが)い

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request; favour (to ask); wish ; please

それじゃ

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well, ...; right, ...; now, ... ; so; then ; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case; in that case ; bye then

頂(いただ)く

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to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to buy ; to eat; to drink ; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head); to have (on top) ; to have (as one's leader); to live under (a ruler); to install (a president) ; to get someone to do something

いただく

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預(あず)かる

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to look after; to take care of; to keep; to hold on to; to keep in custody ; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to be entrusted with ; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment); to leave undecided ; to take upon oneself (to do); to settle (a matter) oneself

なかなか

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very; considerably; easily; readily; fairly; quite; highly; rather ; by no means; not readily ; middle; half-way point ; excellent; wonderful; very good

味(あじ)のある

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interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming

セリフ

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(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines ; comment; remark; phrase; words ; stock phrase; set phrase; cliché; platitude

返(かえ)す

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to return (something); to restore; to put back ; to turn over; to turn upside down; to overturn ; to pay back; to retaliate; to reciprocate ; to respond (with); to retort; to reply; to say back ; to do ... back (e.g. speak back, throw back) ; to do again; to do repeatedly

上(じょう)層(そう)部(ぶ)

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top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

実(じつ)弾(だん)

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real bullet; live ammunition; live round; loaded cartridge; loaded shell ; money (for bribery); cash

攻(こう)撃(げき)

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attack; assault; raid; onslaught; offensive ; criticism; censure; denunciation; condemnation

第(だい)１(いち)

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first; foremost; number one ; most important ; best; greatest; most ; above all; besides; in any case; to begin with

弾(たま)

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ball; sphere; globe; orb ; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; droplet ; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball) ; pile (of noodles, etc.) ; bullet ; bulb (i.e. a light bulb) ; lens (of glasses, etc.) ; bead (of an abacus) ; ball (i.e. a testicle) ; gem; jewel (esp. spherical; sometimes used figuratively); pearl

積(せっ)極(きょく)的(てき)

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positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

工(こう)作(さく)

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handicraft ; work; construction; manufacturing ; maneuvering; manoeuvering

気(き)になる

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to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to worry about; to be concerned about; to care about; to feel uneasy; to be anxious ; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to wonder (about); to catch one's eye ; to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to; to bring oneself to (do)

タヌキ

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tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog ; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox; cunning devil; sly person

じじい

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old man ; old geezer

め

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eye; eyeball ; eyesight; sight; vision ; look; stare; gaze; glance ; notice; attention; observation; eyes (of the world, public, etc.) ; an experience ; viewpoint ; discrimination; discernment; judgement; eye (e.g. for quality) ; (an) appearance ; chance (of success); possibility (of a good result) ; spacing (between crossed strands of a net, mesh, etc.); opening; stitch; texture; weave

高(たか)い

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high; tall ; expensive; high-priced ; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.) ; loud ; high-pitched; shrill

そのとおり

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just like that; quite so; I agree ; that street

なんです

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it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

確(たし)かに

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surely; certainly

口(くち)八(はっ)丁(ちょう)手(て)八(はっ)丁(ちょう)

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both eloquent and skilled

すぎ

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

不(ふ)平(へい)

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discontent; dissatisfaction; complaint; grievance

実(じつ)情(じょう)

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real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs

自(じ)信(しん)過(か)剰(じょう)

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overconfident; presumptuous

傲(ごう)慢(まん)不(ふ)遜(そん)

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haughty; arrogant; overbearing

学(がく)者(しゃ)

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scholar; academic; scientist ; learned person; person of learning

果(は)たして

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as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough ; really; actually; ever

あれで

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despite appearances; you mightn't think so, however ...

教(おし)え子(ご)

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one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple

不(ふ)安(あん)

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anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity; suspense

たまる

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to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

どうしょう

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the said ministry; the same ministry

心(こころ)当(あ)たり

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having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

人(じん)材(ざい)

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capable person; talented person ; human resources; personnel

船(せん)尾(び)

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stern

弱(よわ)る

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to weaken; to grow weak; to wane; to decline (of one's health) ; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be dispirited ; to be troubled; to be at a loss; to be perplexed; to be annoyed

東(とう)都(と)大(だい)学(がく)

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Tohto University

背(せ)負(お)う

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to carry on one's back ; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for ; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something) ; to be conceited; to think highly of oneself

主(しゅ)任(にん)教(きょう)授(じゅ)

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head (of a university department); chairperson

３(さん)人(にん)

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three people

候(こう)補(ほ)者(しゃ)

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candidate; applicant

系(けい)統(とう)

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system ; lineage; ancestry; family line ; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); party; school (of thought) ; close (evolutionary) relationship ; a population sharing a common ancestor (in genetics); strain (e.g. bacterial)

ならともかく

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it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

出(しゅっ)身(しん)者(しゃ)

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alumnus (alumnae); graduate; old boy (girl) ; former member of an organization ; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)

固(かた)める

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to harden; to freeze; to strengthen; to solidify; to make (a fist); to tramp down (snow, dirt) ; to put together; to collect; to gather; to consolidate ; to make secure; to stabilize; to settle down; to strengthen (belief, resolution, etc.); to establish (evidence) ; to fortify; to reinforce; to support ; to wear for a specific purpose (armor, coat, etc.) ; to swear; to resolutely vow; to sincerely promise ; to tie tightly; to fasten ; to hold a bow fully drawn

舅(しゅうと)

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father-in-law

小(こ)姑(じゅうと)

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sister-in-law

いじめ

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bullying; teasing

間(あいだ)

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space (between); gap; interval; distance; stretch ; period of time (during, while); duration; interval ; between (two parties or things) ; among (a group) ; relations (between); relationship ; midpoint; average; halfway; middle ground ; due to; because of

しっかり

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tightly (holding on); firmly; securely ; strongly (built); solidly; sturdily; steadily ; properly; well; sufficiently; hard (working, etc.); fully; completely ; reliably; dependably; levelheadedly; shrewdly; wisely; cleverly

地(じ)ならし

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ground levelling (leveling) ; laying the groundwork; making preparations; smoothing the way ; roller; road leveller

劣(おと)る

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to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

学(がく)識(しき)

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scholarship; scientific attainments

技(ぎ)術(じゅつ)

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technology; engineering ; technique; skill ; art; craft

身(み)

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one's body; one's person ; oneself; one's appearance ; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position ; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.); wood (as opposed to bark); blade (as opposed to its handle); container (as opposed to its lid)

方(ほう)

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direction; way; side; area (in a particular direction) ; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part ; type; category ; field (of study, etc.) ; indicates one side of a comparison ; way; method; manner; means ; length (of each side of a square)

門(もん)下(か)生(せい)

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pupil; disciple; follower

火(か)急(きゅう)

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urgency; exigency; emergency

人(じん)物(ぶつ)

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person; character; figure; personage; man; woman ; one's character; one's personality ; able person; talented person

連(れん)絡(らく)

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contacting; (making) contact; getting in touch; communication; correspondence; call; message ; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); meeting ; connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation; link

土(ど)壇(たん)場(ば)

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last moment; eleventh hour ; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

流(なが)れ

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flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; current ; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); tide; passing; (changing) trends; tendency ; course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; process ; group of people who remain together after the end of an event ; descent; ancestry; school ; forfeiture; foreclosure ; cancellation ; drifting; wandering; roaming

人(じん)事(じ)

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personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR

男(おとこ)

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man; male ; fellow; guy; chap; bloke ; male lover; boyfriend; man ; manliness; manly honor; manly honour; manly reputation

同(どう)士(し)

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

内(ない)緒(しょ)話(ばなし)

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secret talk

お互(たが)いに

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mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both

こうやって

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thus; in this way

腹(ふく)蔵(ぞう)

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concealing one's thoughts; reserve; reservation

被(ひ)害(がい)妄(もう)想(そう)

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persecution complex; paranoia

しれる

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to become known; to come to light; to be discovered ; to be known; to be understood ; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant ; to be evident; to be obvious; to go without saying ; to be very intense (of worry, hope, etc.); to be severe

ごと

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including ...; with ...; inclusive of; ... and all

疎(そ)外(がい)

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alienation; estrangement; leaving (someone) out; casting out; cutting off; avoiding; giving the cold shoulder

ざっくばらん

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frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved