jpdb beta

salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute

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single letter; single character

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political issue (problem)

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being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to

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child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot

4

to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

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of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless

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wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

2

father; Dad

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one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

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yesterday

2

light snowfall

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hunting; shooting; game; quarry

2

every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; (lit.) even a cat and a ladle

1

release; liberation; acquittal

1

to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of

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three years

3

prison; jail; gaol

1

prophet; predictor; prognosticator

2

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

2

tree bark

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sandal

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fur coat

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from out of nowhere; from who knows where

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

3

Christ

3

Antichrist

2

chain; chains

2

six; six years of age; six o'clock (old time system)

2

the seven seas

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to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)

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the whole world

2

conquest; subjugation; overcoming

1

prediction; prophecy; prognostication

3

quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money

2

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

1

one's just deserts; one's just desserts; one's just reward; what one deserves; comeuppance

1

imprisonment; incarceration

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

2

confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

3

ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

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to waste time; to kill time

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unconsciously; unwittingly; unawares

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to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)

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(one) letter; (one) character

2

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

Revelation (book of the Bible); the Apocalypse

3

number; amount

4

to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw

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