jpdb beta

halfway; midway; partway; mid-course

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semi-invalid

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faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction

1

eczema; rash

1

hairy caterpillar; woolly bear; pest; nudnik (nudnick)

1

with a "plop" (of tears, drop of water, etc.)

1

the Boar (twelfth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Pig; hour of the Boar (around 10pm, 9-11pm, or 10pm to 12 midnight); north-northwest; tenth month of the lunar calendar

3

ten o'clock

1

great-grandchild

1

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

1

three people sitting in a triangle

1

imperial throne

1

superior (major) arc

2

behind one's back

1

tea whisk; bamboo whisk for making Japanese tea; hair style where the hair is tied up in a bundle on the back of the head (resembling the shape of a tea whisk)

1

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave

3

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

vigor; vigour; ardor; ardour; high spirits

1

rising to action; standing up against; jumping to one's feet

1

young and cheeky; brash; sassy

1

youth; minor; young people

2

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

1

horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse

2

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

feigned ignorance; pretending not to recognize (somebody); unconcerned air; indifference

1

to change direction

1

what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no

1

reading; perusing

1

Bensasi goatfish (Upeneus japonicus)

1

vermilion lacquer (made by mixing vermilion into clear lacquer)

2

light; lamp

1

on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)

1

head

1

slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

1

operation; functioning; running

1

to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse

1

noon; midday

1

roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

1

short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)

1

running; gliding; first (harvest) of the season; beginning; start; kitchen sink

1

perusal; one reading

2

sudden; unexpected; unannounced; abrupt

1

neck; head; dismissal; discharge

2

moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing

1

nape (of the neck); nucha

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