jpdb beta

it may be because

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bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong

2

protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)

2

to become; to be

2

to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do

3

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

1

thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work

19

to be discouraged; to shrink from

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a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment

2

to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered

1

but; however; although

5

territory; dominion; grounds (e.g. school)

3

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

2

very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly

1

youth; young man

1

age-appropriate (esp. of clothing, hairstyles)

1

very young; little; childish; immature

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

1

while; even though; despite

8

little by little; bit by bit

1

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

1

to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)

10

boy; juvenile; child

2

for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first

2

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)

1

child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot

1

various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that

1

fresh

1

to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed

6

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

2

honorific/polite/humble prefix

15

older brother

10

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

in great numbers

1

network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett

2

novel; story; (work of) fiction

1

inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during

2

white pig; white person

2

to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

8

being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)

3

mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

3

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

2

to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect

2

dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure

1

development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)

1

to; towards; for

8

to change direction (of policy, etc.); (lit.) to turn the rudder (of a ship)

1

to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...

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