jpdb beta

desperation; despair; self-abandonment

2

to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

august; beautiful

1

curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange

1

gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal

2

to do one good; to be beneficial; to stand in someone else's shoes; (arch.) to care deeply for someone

2

Buddhist; Buddhist priest

3

passing on to the next life; death; giving up a struggle; submission; being at one's wits' end; being flummoxed

2

order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

3

getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate

2

return; conclusion; reduction

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

hemp cloth; linen

3

counterattack

1

leader; chief; boss

2

adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger

1

frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

1

seniority; long service

1

newcomer; tyro

1

to become overly logical; to be hairsplitting

1

dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered

2

female presence

3

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

2

light offered to a god or Buddha; votive light

2

to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

1

terrified; horrified

1

continued (from)

1

to kneel and worship

1

one's mother

2

whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)

1

shout; yell; scream

1

scream; shriek; shout; exclamation

2

tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn

1

muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake

1

to fire from a job

1

in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)

1

young girl; lass; adolescent female

6

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

infancy; childish; infantile; immature

2

on hand; readily available

1

dried sardine

2

straining one's ears

1

gathering place; labour camp for drifters, criminals, etc. (Edo period); entertainment hall (for rakugo, manzai, magic, music, etc.); vaudeville theater (theatre)

1

thorough discussion; careful consideration; rigorous investigation

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

1

to translate; to interpret

1

structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling

2

loss; going missing

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