jpdb beta

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

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roof

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straw

3

to roof (a house with some material); to thatch; to shingle; to tile

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

2

change of color; change of colour; fading; discoloration; discolouration

1

grey; gray; ashen

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be; is

3

to dye

1

red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government

1

structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

1

(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service

1

meaning; tenor; effect; influence; appearance; aspect

3

embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

5

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace

3

screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)

1

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

1

to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up

5

noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

4

point; dot; one point; one matter; one point (in a game, exam, etc.); one mark

6

light; lamplight

3

whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

1

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

1

to pieces; into shreds

1

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to (forcibly) separate (a couple, family, etc.); to force apart; to tear apart

1

wastebasket; wastepaper basket

1

to throw into

2

to address

3

precedent

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to collect; to solicit; to seek; to look for evidence; to check; to summon

1

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

4

(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

1

friend; companion

2

teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member

1

it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

5

place; position; location; position; standing; status

4

to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

5

to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

5

to get; to obtain; to come by; to find

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

2

objection

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excessive; unmerited; generous; past participle

1

income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts

1

older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy

3

to live; to make a living; to get on with

2

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

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second son

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