jpdb beta

faltering; tottering; halting; unsteady; awkward; clumsy

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fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely

1

to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

3

finished product; finished goods; completed article

1

to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

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goldfish scooping; festival game in which participants try to catch goldfish in a shallow paper ladle

2

which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

2

batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest

2

readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)

2

small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny

2

(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)

15

to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance

1

telescope (variety of goldfish); telescope eye; demekin

3

common carp (Cyprinus carpio); koi carp

1

carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

1

to scoop; to ladle out; to trip up (e.g. someone's legs)

1

tool; implement; means; furniture

1

plastic

1

frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

1

washi; Japanese paper

1

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

2

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

1

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

3

same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous

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to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer

1

technique; art; skill; move

1

to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)

1

difference; variation; difference

1

evident; plain; distinct; clear

1

win; victory

1

ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat

1

all bark and no bite; unable to live up to one's claims

1

gulpingly; in one gulp

1

Sunday

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to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out

1

manservant

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absolute obedience; complete submission

1

to serve; to work for; to attend

1

severe; fierce; stern

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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

1

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct

1

good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

2

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

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