jpdb beta

to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)

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canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space

4

empty can

1

bottom; sole

7

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

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gauze

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

3

extempore; impromptu; improvised; ad-lib; off-the-cuff; instant

1

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

4

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

2

which; well; now; c'mon

2

tin plate

1

smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

1

to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down

1

to tie up; to tie together; to hang (oneself); to summarize; to put (it all) together; to estimate; to expect

2

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

9

to present; to submit; to tender; to hold out

4

spider

8

grain of rice

1

lovely; sweet

4

after; later

6

in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

1

to crawl out; to creep out; to begin to crawl

2

seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries

3

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

3

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

10

terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

6

standing in a group; standing up in unison

1

(arch.) discarding; (arch.) abandoning; variety of street performance from the Middle Ages; casting off one's attachments (in Zen)

1

floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river

8

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

4

to be surprised; to be astonished

9

grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)

1

grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)

1

to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in

3

hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

1

to jump; to leap; to break up; to close; to hit (e.g. to have a car hit something or someone)

1

passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle

3

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

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

6

reproachful; hateful; bitter

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which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

2

oblique

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sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus

1

like a decent person; human

1

fifty; 50

6

Japanese clothes

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hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

4

pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback

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