jpdb beta

be; is

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recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

1

refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly

1

cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka

2

position

1

new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

1

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

1

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

2

push

3

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

2

sub-genre; subgenre

2

distinction

1

label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)

2

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

3

including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)

2

poorly selling line (of products); unprofitable line

1

ascertainment

1

cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)

5

introductory essay

2

cult

1

cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine

2

to scent out; to discern

1

surface; appearances

2

no use; useless; not fit for its purpose

1

to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase

1

volume number; reel number; number of volumes; number of reels; a set number of scrolls to be read by a Buddhist monk

1

collecting together and buying; doing a big shop

1

having missing teeth; toothlessness

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

2

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

spare time; free time; leisure time

1

amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

2

Yuuma

1

closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business

7

tsubo; traditional unit of land area, approx. 3.31 square meters; tsubo; traditional unit of fabric or paper area, approx. 9.18 square centimeters; tsubo; traditional unit of leather or tile area, approx. 918 square centimeters

1

long hair

2

reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)

7

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

1

to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

this much; this amount

3

study; library; den; home office; reading room

1

extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President

3

rich person

1

profit; earnings

1

whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life

1

to finish reading; to read through

1

to be of no importance

1

one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke

1

to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

1