jpdb beta

leaving half-read (book, etc.); leaving unfinished

1

lender; creditor; landlord

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

shall ...; to assume; to suppose

2

ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)

1

reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation

1

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)

1

heading; headline; index; headword

1

morning and evening

1

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

2

serial; serialized novel; serialised novel

1

article; news story; report; account

1

warp; curvature; curve; arch

1

poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby

5

bookcase

3

several volumes (books)

1

book; publication

2

to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

1

to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

1

travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour

1

absence; disregard; indifference

1

Andersen

1

nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer

2

topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story

2

children's story; fairy tale

1

helplessly; reluctantly

4

anthology (of poetry, etc.); compilation; collection; selection

1

taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)

1

safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

2

afternoon; p.m.

4

not busy; unengaged; being free; leisure

2

sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching

3

to conceal; to hide

1

with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff

1

hand; hands

2

shirokuban (paper size of 127x188mm); duodecimo

1

400; four hundred

1

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

2

to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout

3

promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first

3

to snatch from; to steal from

1

thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery

2

to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish

1

to steal (from a person)

2

apology

1

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste

1

circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle

2

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

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