jpdb beta

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

4

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

1

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1

one's own child; one's own children

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desire; wish; aspiration

2

leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand

3

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

3

taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather

1

to say (something) over one's shoulder

1

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

2

should time and circumstances permit

1

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

7

skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme

1

to use properly; to use (different things) for different purposes

1

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

4

inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)

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to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

3

anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

3

each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in

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feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear

2

to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal

4

self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

1

frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous

1

it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

6

inherent flavor; inherent flavour; natural taste; distinctive characteristic (of a person, work, etc.); peculiar quality; special ability

1

after that; afterwards; thereafter

3

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

1

no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said

1

evidence; proof

1

to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

4

woman's appearance; woman's behaviour; someone dressed as a woman

1

fox cub; little fox; small fox; juvenile fox

8

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

16

youth; young man

9

to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with

2

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

14

(one's) figure; build; physique; style

3

wariness

2

remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

1

to practice magic; to practise magic

3

to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on

1

valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement

1

temper; disposition

1

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

2

(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

2

each other; one another

6

to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with

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