jpdb beta

Hauptman; Hauptmann

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Japan's best; number one in Japan

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landlord; landlady

2

aspiration; ambition; plan; hopes; wishes

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

2

(one's) life

2

doubt

1

translation

1

immersion; being absorbed in

1

here and there; in places

3

cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)

1

underline; side line (equivalent to underlining in vertically written text)

1

fragmentary

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philosophy

1

to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful

1

spirit; heart; disposition

2

to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

1

charity; benevolence; philanthropy; (love for) humanity; fraternity; brotherhood

1

language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking

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to talk about (something)

1

egoistic; selfish; self-willed

1

hard struggle; strenuous effort

2

to reflect on (oneself, past conduct, etc.); to contemplate; to examine; to think over; to introspect

1

once more; again

2

to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

1

white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine

4

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

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to open; to vacate

1

empress; queen

1

to hang; to hang up

2

to brave; to risk; to harm; to afflict; to desecrate; to profane

2

suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt

4

to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

1

comfortable; pleasant

2

to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

4

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

5

chazuke; cooked rice with green tea poured on it

1

particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally

2

shiokara; paste made from salted fermented seafood (squid, fish entrails, etc.)

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of

1

Sagittaria trifolia var. edulis (edible variant of threeleaf arrowhead)

3

a little bit; a little while

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit

2

twenty-five

1

time; season; period; phase; stage

1

to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel

2

somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

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