jpdb beta

clear; obvious; evident; bright; light

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to tell a lie; to fib

1

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

4

boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings

7

elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself

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slovenly; loose; sluttish; slatternly; untidy; undisciplined

3

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

3

body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)

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shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early

2

grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

4

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

4

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

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attentive; cautious; careful; watchful

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

one's employer's house; one's employer; place of apprenticeship

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

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periodic; regular; routine

1

holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)

1

not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure

1

unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously

3

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

1

contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation

2

he; she; that guy

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reason; pretext; motive

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diary; journal

4

to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

4

Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

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eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

2

approximate age; age range

1

cloth-covered

1

small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature

1

pen

1

pencil

1

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

3

maid; female servant; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady

3

reading surreptitiously

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

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slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)

2

tattling; telling on (someone)

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

5

movie; film

6

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

1

vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy

3

to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)

4

senior; elder; person older than oneself

1

treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like

4

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

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to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

6

to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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