jpdb beta

police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody

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sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

2

throbbingly (of pain)

3

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

3

thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)

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dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

4

sticky

3

cloth dyed in a dappled pattern; pattern of white spots; dapples; mochi containing red bean paste; (arch.) fawn

1

traditional hairstyle worn by unmarried women

1

wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

2

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

to cling

1

charming; captivating; bewitching; seductive; coquettish

4

collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

3

bursting with youth and energy (esp. young woman); vivaciously young; (fish) jumping around energetically (e.g. when caught in a net); bursting (e.g. seams); tight; splattering (e.g. cooking oil)

2

of all people

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San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)

1

long-cherished desire; Amida Buddha's original vow

1

zoo; zoological gardens

1

to sit for an examination

1

nearsightedness; shortsightedness; myopia

4

outer gardens of Meiji Shrine

1

police cell; place of detention; jail

1

to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf

1

all's grist that comes to his mill; turn everything to good account; turn anything to profit

1

mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet

2

single combat; duel; one-on-one fight

1

to go to one's heart; to cut one to the quick; to give one a deep impression; to clutch at one's heartstrings; to hit home; to strike home

1

amanuensis; scribe

1

(written) report; notification; notice

2

opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling

1

first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

2

notary public; scribe; amanuensis

1

one hour

2

rice cracker seasoned with soy sauce; salty rice cracker

4

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

1

guarantor; acceptor (e.g. promissory note); underwriter (e.g. stock issue)

1

certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me

3

order; observance; discipline; rules; law; regulations

1

rule; regulation

2

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

1

silk floss; silk wadding

1

to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend

1

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

Fumi

2

beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought

1

land; shore

3

brothel

4

handrail; railing; banister

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