jpdb beta

to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter

1

explanation (of a text, phrase, etc.); lecture; explanation (in a pompous fashion); (long-winded) lecture; (arch.) storytelling

1

to mount (animal behaviour); to assert dominance

1

to focus (on)

1

to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot

1

gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance

1

dismissal (from a position); discharge

1

ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems

1

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

lottery; lot; raffle; draw

1

boarding; wooden floor

2

seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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one's self-possession; one's presence of mind

1

case-by-case

1

being in shape; holding a dignified appearance

1

yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

2

to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint

2

kanji; Chinese character

1

Japanese (language)

1

power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power

1

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

1

to increase; to add to; to augment

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

1

attaching the familiar suffix "-chan" to somebody's name

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I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow

4

goosebumps; goose pimples

2

to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)

1

leading; guiding; commanding

1

personnel selection

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seniority by length of service

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to steel oneself to; to brace oneself

1

lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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tightening

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centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

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mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)

1

the ruler; sovereign

1

interview

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to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

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lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

5

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

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lord of a castle

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to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)

2

to hand over; to surrender

1

to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

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letter; missive; note; mail

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envelope

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