jpdb beta

feeling; mood

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slowly; sluggishly

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drowsily; nodding off

2

offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)

2

recently

2

mochi; (sticky) rice cake

2

dust; one ten-billionth

1

lateness; tardiness; arriving late

2

seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop

1

general affairs section

1

mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff

1

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate

2

show; exhibition; spectacle

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

1

very; much; greatly; a lot of

6

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

1

to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea

2

creak; squeak; rasping sound

1

swivel chair

1

strutting; sticking out the chest

1

normally; habitually

1

tension; mental strain; nervousness

4

dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

1

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

1

instruction (in martial arts, performance, etc.); teaching; coaching

1

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

1

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

1

axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem

2

imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action

1

step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan

7

you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

prestige; dignity

1

trivial; not amounting to much

1

to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

1

spine; backbone; spinal column

1

to make a sound

1

barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

3

both legs

1

sticking out prominently (usu. something long and thin); rising up

1

disgraceful behavior; disgraceful behaviour; shameful sight

2

disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

4

wish; desire; ambition

1

kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords

1

the Tiger (third sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Tiger (around 4am, 3-5am, or 4-6am); east-northeast; first month of the lunar calendar

1

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

4

court service

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painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

1

moderate; proper; just right

1