jpdb beta

to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

1

stereotyped; stereotypical; invariable; like clockwork; regular

1

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

1

age; era; period; date

2

smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

1

puzzle

3

piece

2

to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

1

hidden room; secret chamber

4

old map; antique map

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four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

3

search; quest; pursuit

2

anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside

4

extended leave; long vacation

1

returning home; visiting one's parents; new bride's first visit to parents

1

unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help

1

square; rectangular

2

clipping (of newspaper article, etc.); cutting; scrap (for a scrapbook); cut-out (picture, coloured paper, etc.)

1

perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

9

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

3

drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing

2

structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

4

huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!

5

sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly

4

unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all

2

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

3

to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive

1

to forget to say; to forget to mention

1

amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities

1

you (plural)

3

race (of people); type of person

1

to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

1

that sort of; like that

1

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

4

a little more

1

precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed

5

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

4

for a long time

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intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

2

cold water

1

to throw (liquid) at; to dash; to inundate (with questions); to heap (praise); to hurl (abuse)

1

lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

1

before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to

3

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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to become dim; to become blurred

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answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

3

(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)

2

brain work; mental work; nonmanual labor

1

to be ready to cry; to be on the point of tears

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brush tip; first on a list; head; chief

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