jpdb beta

specimen; sample; (classic) example; type; sample

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painstaking; careful; meticulous; scrupulous; detailed; elaborate

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

1

first warbling heard in a New Year

1

friend; acquaintance

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unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

1

exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of

3

subordinate; subordinates; inferior; inferiors; junior

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investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

4

Metropolitan Police Department (Tokyo)

1

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong

1

fiancé; fiancée

2

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

1

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

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return; coming back

2

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

3

discouraging; disappointing; lacking in thrill

1

small bird; little bird

2

energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless

2

dead letter

1

police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

2

place; position; location; position; standing; status

2

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

4

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

1

express; special delivery

2

postcard; memo; note; card

2

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; around; about; round about

1

once again; yet again

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

silent; mute; dumb

3

to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

2

to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege

1

Oryū

4

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

1

enclosure; box; siege

1

appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom

2

suspicious man

2

to catch (a wild animal, fish, insect, baseball, etc.); to capture

2

neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity; community (of people with a shared trait, members, fans, etc.); scene; enthusiasts

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hiding place; refuge

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play; drama

1

to hit (e.g. with a car); to knock down; to reject; to eliminate; to refuse (e.g. a request); to deny; to flip

1