jpdb beta

persistence; single-mindedness

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however; having said that; but

1

behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

2

to turn towards; to point

8

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

5

to be manageable; to be able to handle

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

2

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

1

pompadour-like hair style, popular for unmarried women in the Edo period; shimada coiffure

2

sutra-reading desk

4

to mope; to brood; to be in low spirits; to have the blues

1

next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor

1

as you want; as you will

1

what's the best thing to do?; what to do?

2

unkempt hair

2

cruelty; hard-heartedness

1

cruelty; hard-heartedness

2

extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

5

to discard; to abandon; to neglect; to let be

1

miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

2

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

2

we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)

1

like that; that way

3

day and night

1

quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly

1

behind one's back

3

comfort; consolation; diversion

2

countryman; provincial; person from the country; provincial person; bumpkin; hick

1

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

3

shallow bowl for displaying flowers, bonsai, etc.

2

covered in mud; mud-caked

1

tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing

2

frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed

4

one's whole body

2

irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

spineless; backboneless; timid; cowardly; weak-kneed

1

headache

4

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

1

heartrending; pitiful; saddening; pathetic; heart-breaking

1

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

3

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

6

(it was) no bother at all; not at all; it was nothing

2

chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply

4

swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly

2

woman who deceives men

6

armrest

2

founder of a religious sect

2

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

2

shut up!; be quiet!

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