jpdb beta

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

1

to pluck; to pick; to tear

2

to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate

1

contribution; donation

1

dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity

3

water content; moisture; water vapor (vapour); steam; dropsy; edema

1

cloth; fabric; material; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)

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to sew on

3

movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases

2

horizon (related to land)

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

4

if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...

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to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

5

goods; merchandise; commercial items

2

be; is

3

large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)

3

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

9

mimicry; mimesis; camouflage

4

to say something additional; to add (to what was said before)

2

string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

4

to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden

1

beak; bill

1

the very thing; itself

8

bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan

1

fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)

3

to think of as the main point; to make the main purpose; to put the focus on

1

(power of) imagination

2

to hold up in one's arms

7

having an expert eye

2

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

7

tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)

2

bed

8

activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

5

being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)

3

bluebird of happiness

8

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

3

pain; agony; suffering; distress; torment

3

to bring someone along

9

sly; cunning; crafty

2

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

10

being startled

4

trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family

1

to overeat

1

to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy

2

care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation

3

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

2

hut; house; boarding house; residence hall; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)

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annex (to a building); annexe; extension; supplementary building

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

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