jpdb beta

safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK

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once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

2

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

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cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling

2

coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency

1

shovel; spade; scoop

1

state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances

2

a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"

1

(social) position; status

2

human power; human strength; human effort; human agency

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

1

to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm

3

thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

3

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

2

snowball

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to increase; to add to; to augment

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death mask

2

mid-January festival in northern Japan, with snow huts in which children play house; snow hut

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genuine article; real thing; real deal

2

(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently

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smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)

1

look!; there!; here!; that is

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snowman

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manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling

3

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

3

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

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to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to

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(body) weight

2

perfect; complete

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to catch a cold

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

2

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

2

convenience store

2

to take a bath; to have a bath; to take a shower

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

1

living room (Western style); sitting room

1

hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep

1

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

1

kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

2

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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ho-ho

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lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid

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polar bear (Ursus maritimus)

2

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

Madadayo!(No, Not Yet!) (film)

2

to be found; to be discovered

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

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