jpdb beta

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

concern; interest

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off

1

image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition

2

to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)

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several seconds

5

shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop

1

middle-aged woman

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

6

gesture; gesticulation; motion

1

to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together

1

conclusion (completion) of negotiations

1

purse; handbag; wallet

1

paper money; note; bill

1

several sheets (flat objects)

1

exchange; conversion

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

3

to obtain; to procure

3

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail

5

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

1

futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness

4

the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

1

to follow; to conform; to apply to

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

5

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

2

to hide; to keep to oneself

2

for peace of mind

2

doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary

6

sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...

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cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...

2

absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic

5

to gain a victory; to win

1

having no thought for; having no consideration for; disregarding; overlooking; (arch.) being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); (arch.) acquittal

1

so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here

6

from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point

9

poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful

1

paper bag

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

6

splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

1

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

2

bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

2

passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger

1

to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash

4

last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender

1