jpdb beta

depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)

1

the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)

1

to fall and pile up (e.g. snow); to lie thick

2

successor; replacement; second wife

1

strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen

1

jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)

1

lingonberry (Vaccinium vitis-idaea); cowberry

6

to bear fruit

1

garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area

12

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into

2

vampire; bloodsucker

3

brand-new (clothes)

1

uniform

5

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed

1

stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration

3

(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

1

to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

1

laundry; the washing

1

authentic work (as opposed to a fake)

3

leavings; leftovers

2

tender; warm; meticulous; detailed; deep (of a colour); thick (e.g. fog)

1

condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); concentration; condensation (of a vapour or gas)

4

to bathe; to receive (an honor, etc.)

1

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

1

human interest; kindness

1

prudent; thoughtful; discreet

1

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

1

seed; pit

1

fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance

2

a handful (of)

2

parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

2

coherence; order; focus; point

1

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

forty; 40

10

contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

1

to wash away; to sweep away; to carry away

1

appearance; figure; shape; form

1

meteor; shooting star; falling star

3

screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation

1

part; component

2

to beat by a wide margin (in a race); to tear (off) roughly

1

to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out

1

to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly

4

to ripen (fruit, grain, etc.); to become ripe

1

bad luck (result from fortune telling); evil countenance

1

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining

1

here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots

2

engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp

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