jpdb beta

to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home

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to rely on

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suddenly; abruptly; slowly; without haste; calmly

1

(tobacco) pipe with metal tipped stem; kiseru; cheating on train fare by buying tickets covering only the first and last portions of the journey

1

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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to make a fool of (someone)

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cruel; hard-hearted; harsh; unkind

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(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

real intention; true motive; true meaning

1

to step forward; to volunteer

1

young master; son of a high-ranking person

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

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eavesdropping; tapping

2

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

1

to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)

2

to be hungry

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to take pains (doing something); to take great care

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

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gulpingly; in one gulp

2

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (of a cat)

1

to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with

3

to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat

1

to start eating

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

to fire into; to shoot into

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inscrutable; incomprehensible

1

wariness

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grain of rice

1

dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt

1

probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not

2

to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

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precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

2

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

1

in the same way; like; likewise; similarly

1

very bottom; rock bottom

3

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

3

to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable

2

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

1

manager; proprietor

2

to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up

1

to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

1

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

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welcome; (warm) reception

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to turn over; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (a flag); to let (a skirt, cape, etc.) flap in the wind

2

whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

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when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words

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