jpdb beta

shoji (paper sliding door)

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to close; to shut

18

idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish

10

wooden brazier

1

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

2

to examine someone's expression

3

of all people

1

alcohol; sake

2

bath

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

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spider

6

helping oneself to a drink; pouring one's own drink

3

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

9

this

6

healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable

4

talk; recital; narration; topic

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

1

(one's) late father

1

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

4

heart and soul; one's soul (heart)

2

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

2

half a lifetime

1

bitter experience (ordeal)

1

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

3

sickbed

3

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

2

nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

2

like a decent person; human

1

strong-nerved; decisive

2

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

2

to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)

2

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

2

tough guy; wild one; fearless fighter

1

leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase

1

several times (as large, over)

1

prosperity; flourishing; thriving

2

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

1

ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

1

(sake) decanter

2

drop (e.g. of water); drip

4

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages

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one hand

6

freedom; liberty

4

health; healthy; sound; fit

5

to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other

1

just as one wishes

2

good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do

11

easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going

4

rut; wheel track; furrow

3

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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