jpdb beta

fleeing soldier; warrior fleeing the battlefield; deserter

1

100,000; hundred thousand

1

yen (currency of Japan); circle

1

Guam

1

to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)

2

reluctant (to part)

1

reptiles

2

corner; bend; segment (within a radio or TV program); session; area; department

1

snake; serpent; large snake

1

faint; fainting; losing consciousness

2

negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination

1

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon

4

longevity; long life

1

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

1

grandpa; granddad

1

shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience

5

shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)

2

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

5

neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing

2

let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...

5

irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably

3

to communicate

1

to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed

2

present; gift

2

one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile

1

memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir

2

unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

2

reference; allusion

1

policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

1

summer vacation; summer holiday

2

one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions

1

having no way of knowing; being completely ignorant of

1

U-turn; returning home (after a vacation); moving back to one's (rural) hometown (after having lived in a big city)

1

bookshop; bookstore

1

area (measurement); square measure; size (of land); floor space

1

to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)

1

mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)

1

convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure

1

weekend

2

early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk

2

to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people

1

Japan

2

culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

1

dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology

2

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

4

to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)

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