jpdb beta

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

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and yet; though; when; in spite of

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if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like

1

to dishevel (hair)

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to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

game; contest; bout

1

ray (of light); beam; light

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to knock down; to defeat

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

6

series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza

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through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of

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to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent

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Kisarazu

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(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

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nervous

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leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

10

to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)

1

mild (climate); temperate; gentle (nature, personality, etc.); mild; moderate (statement, measure, etc.); mild

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impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal

1

this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that

10

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

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to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

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to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit

3

(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)

2

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

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to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

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to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in

2

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

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interest; entertainment; pleasure; implicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing)

1

to chip (off); to shave off; to sharpen; to dampen (one's enthusiasm, interest, etc.); to reduce

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to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die

2

to see (someone) off; to escort; to watch (someone or something) go out of sight; to follow with one's eyes; to let (a bus, pitch, etc.) go by; to let pass; to postpone

2

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

2

accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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or; otherwise

2

this and that; various things

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four o'clock

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to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

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free time; time at leisure

3

(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow

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

3

five; 5

2

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

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embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful

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finally; in the end; after all that; eventually; on top of all that

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this world; this life; world of the living

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even if I told you

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