jpdb beta

fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits

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(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest

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pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable

1

to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently

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counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.

2

soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby

1

to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit

1

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

6

fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk

1

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

one sheet; one page; one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.); one chō (unit of distance, 109.09 m); one game

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clothing (e.g. kimono) decorated with one's family crest

5

correction; rectification; mending; repair

1

oh; ah; I'll be darned

1

to pawn; to pledge

1

that's right; yes; uh-huh

5

to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off

2

tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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money; metal

4

central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses

1

something that will help develop one's artistic skill

2

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

5

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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house for rent; rented house; renting a house

1

stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded

2

manner; style

3

common; usual

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natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary

3

before long; even now

4

with a bang

2

empty stomach; hunger

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to answer; to reply

2

haori (Japanese formal coat)

4

half

4

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

2

separate; respective

2

to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

5

first verse of a nursery rhyme sung by children on cold days (similar to "It's Raining, It's Pouring")

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needy circumstances; living in poverty

1

promptly; quickly

2

revolt; rebellion; war

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Java sparrow; Java rice finch (Lonchura oryzivora, Padda oryzivora)

2

looking pale; looking unwell

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thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

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to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty

2

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

5

how many; how old

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all present; all concerned; all of us

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from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

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paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven

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