jpdb beta

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7

sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged

1

to be crushed; to be squashed (flat)

1

Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)

1

birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)

3

(gaping) widely

2

cut in the skin caused by a vacuum formed by a whirlwind; mythical weasel-like creatures riding on whirlwinds and inflicting sharp, painless wounds

1

to estrange (two friends); to come between (two people); to drive a wedge

1

bent back; indecisive attitude; timidity; lack of nerve

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

1

not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover

2

lens

2

far away; far off; far; long ago; long before

5

excelling; surpassing; outdoing

2

pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern

2

dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

4

cold (attitude); indifferent; unsympathetic; aloof

2

sparing a life; clemency; reconsideration of an employee's dismissal

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

3

extreme cold; intense cold; coldest season; midwinter

1

detached building; solitary house

4

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)

1

discouragement; disappointment

1

we

2

being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche

1

hard worker; person who perseveres; person who doesn't give up; eager beaver; bitter-ender

1

racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless

1

gas (as a fuel); gas (state of matter); poison gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove; gas cooker

2

lumber; timber; wood

1

plywood

1

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

1

saw

1

weekend carpentry; do-it-yourself; DIY; weekend carpenter; do-it-yourselfer

1

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

(one's) mother

5

minitruck; light truck; small truck; light pickup

1

to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with

1

rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous

1

to age; to become old

1

to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric

1

loosely dangling; lightly swaying; (walking) leisurely; aimlessly; idly; lazily

1

madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)

2

middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month

1

the autumn sun sets as quickly as a bucket dropping into a well

1

boyfriend; he; him

2

adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with

2

marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials

1

one's family register; one's domicile; nationality; membership (club, party, etc.)

1