jpdb beta

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

2

calyx

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there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately

4

to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

1

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American

2

plunking (down something heavy); flumping (into a chair)

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

3

to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle

1

phew; whew

1

from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved

1

direct hit

1

major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major

1

remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare

1

to thank

4

to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor

1

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

1

sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)

1

sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)

1

quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)

1

first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

1

nature (of a person); sex; gender; sex (i.e. sexual attraction, activity, etc.); gender; -ty

1

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

2

position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint

1

a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course

1

to that extent; to that degree; that much; that many

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

4

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

to have a narrow escape from death

1

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

1

hey!; hey!

2

must; should; will (surely); be bound to; will (do); shall

3

thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

1

welcome home

3

how others look at you; what others think about you

2

to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

3

to look around; to survey

1

radiant smile; contented smile

2

straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school

1

to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

1

to that degree; to that extent; that much

1

ethics; ethical viewpoint; moral value; sense of duty; sense of ethics

2

left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left

4

one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

1

(body) weight

2

imposing stance; daunting pose

2

two Deva kings; guardian gods of Buddhism who stand at the entrance of a Buddhist temple

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