jpdb beta

odds and ends; all; every

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servant; menial

2

to work assiduously; to give one's all; to make the utmost effort; (lit.) to make (grind) one's body into dust

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty

1

to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)

8

precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred

2

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

5

rest; relaxation; recreation; recuperation; convalescence

1

in order to; for the purpose of; must; should

11

yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof

4

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

various reasons

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

5

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

7

succession; continuation; series; sequence

1

the Rat (first sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Rat (around midnight, 11pm to 1am, or 12 midnight to 2am); north; eleventh month of the lunar calendar

5

final third of a two-hour period

11

middle of the night; dead of night; midnight

1

all day; for a whole day

2

so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much

2

energy; vigor; vigour; vitality

3

long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for

1

the husband of one's elder sister

9

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

1

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

1

to be sitting with amicably; to be close to someone

2

to stand up; to get up; to recover; to regain one's energy; to (stand up and) take action; to rise up (against); to rise (from a crouch) and make the initial charge

1

to one's heart's content; as much as one likes; without reserve; freely; to the full

5

having a full stomach; being full; to one's heart's content

1

New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

6

mercy; compassion; clemency; rufous hawk-cuckoo; northern hawk-cuckoo

5

niece

2

sister-in-law (spouse's younger sister or younger brother's wife); younger stepsister; younger adopted sister; non-blood-related younger sister

1

sleep

3

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

3

to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

2

(going out and) receiving (someone); (heading out and) meeting; picking up; welcoming

1

dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful

2

moment's leisure; free minute

1

meeting (someone)

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

1

lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end

3

to bow; to worship; to receive; to see

1

just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...

3

until now; still; yet; (not) yet; since

2

plump; fleshy; well-rounded; pleasant (fragrance); rich

1

white silk

1

headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)

2

happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying

4

to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)

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