jpdb beta

to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

4

to be helpful; to be useful

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to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

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to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)

1

imprisonment; captive

1

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

1

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful

1

it may be because

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

2

youngest child

1

free; unfettered; according to one's own whims; doing as one likes

1

to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over

2

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

to obtain; to procure

2

acquisition; possession

3

wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes

1

means; way; measure

3

shogi board

1

rock-paper-scissors (game); janken

1

even; but; however

2

finishing blow; coup de grâce

1

everyday life; daily life

1

to hate; to dislike

1

stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)

10

to run out of; to dry up; to be depleted; to hit the bottom; to bottom out

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

1

counter for drops of liquid

1

will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope

2

to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience

1

natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

6

assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

4

son

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delay; lag; postponement; falling behind

1

station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier

1

mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

3

declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)

1

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

4

anti-travel sickness (medicine)

1

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

6

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

1

approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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wind pressure

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by sheer strength; by brute force

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