jpdb beta

to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count

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accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation

3

boiled and half-dried bonito

1

difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy

10

pronunciation; production of sound

7

to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned

12

one's native dialect

1

one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point

1

genuine article; real thing; real deal

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thanks; gratitude

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anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case

9

stinginess; miserliness; parsimony

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stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

2

married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)

2

in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip

1

special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial

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to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

1

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

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cooked rice; meal

11

roast beef

2

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

1

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

1

reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

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to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

6

plate; dish

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

chair; stool; post; office; position

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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just because; even if; even though

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regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

7

back (of body)

3

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

repair; mending

2

claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)

3

odd; strange; queer; peculiar

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

1

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

1

there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

3

girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman

1

Peggy; Peguy

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

2

and then; after that

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disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant

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humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

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endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint

3

remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood

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