jpdb beta

one's twenties

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premature death

1

at a young age; while still young

3

to die

2

poet

9

junior high school student; middle school pupil

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

13

after death; posthumously

2

turning point; critical juncture; knot (in a tree, etc.)

1

to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

3

reassessment; reappraisal; reevaluation; revaluation

1

to gather momentum; to gather strength; (for a trend) to reach a peak

1

aestheticism; pursuit of beauty; obsession with beautiful things

1

degenerate; decadent; corrupt

4

style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics

1

wildly enthusiastic; crazy (about something)

1

supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent

1

large number (of); many; majority

2

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece

1

lunar eclipse

2

brigade

2

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

1

number of copies; circulation

1

in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once

7

out of print

1

boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm

1

resale

1

first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

8

any more; any further; any better; any longer

3

to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge

1

gate guard (during the ritsuryo system); gate guardian; young forced labour (ritsuryo system)

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body; group; party; company; troupe

12

to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge

2

towards; against; regarding; in contrast with

6

sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen

3

to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

2

incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness

1

haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing

4

egoistic; self-centered; selfish

1

to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

4

ethical; moral

1

the lower classes; the common people

1

to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

1

called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...

5

to remain; to be left

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

should not; must not

1

this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that

2