jpdb beta

ideal; ideals

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nickname

6

to duck one's head

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sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

3

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

2

pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

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pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine

1

can; tin; canned food

1

stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

2

rectitude

2

steady; sound; reliable; solid

2

quadrilateral; square

2

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)

1

clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

to express (in words); to confess

1

celluloid

1

-made; make

1

modern boy

5

firmly; solidly; sturdily; strongly; toughly

1

to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

4

to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder

2

aphorism; epigram; witticism; bon mots

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

4

to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious

1

stern; grave; solemn; sobersided

4

feudal warrior; samurai; old soldier; veteran; old hand

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

1

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

1

near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides

7

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

4

many times

6

even now; still; as yet

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kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat

2

concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every

3

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

3

creative writer

1

bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy

2

change of post

1

to have a talk; to tell a story

1

usual state of things

1

to pinch; to nip

1

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

4

painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding

1

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

2

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

3

meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

1

finally; at last; ultimately; in the end

3

to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate

1