jpdb beta

carriage; movement (of the body)

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shogi; Japanese chess

2

crossword puzzle

2

in the manner of an old person; like that of an old person; fusty; old-fashioned; fogyish

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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

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race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku

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battledore (early form of badminton racket)

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having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar

4

mother

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to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)

5

serious illness

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waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away

2

even if not; even without

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to ruin oneself

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moderately; in moderation

1

opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

3

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

1

traditional performing arts (e.g. shamisen, koto, dance, etc.); accomplishments

1

manure; night soil; dung; something that will help one develop in the future

1

ridiculous; absurd; silly; laughable

2

noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly

3

to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense

1

party; banquet; feast

1

relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly

1

situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)

1

although there are many of them

2

escape; getaway; evasion

1

on inquiry; if inquiring

1

cheer; shout of joy

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

1

wear; abrasion

1

certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

3

field; sphere; realm; division; branch

2

dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)

2

boorishness; coarseness; stupidity

2

matter of concern and interest

1

to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders

1

hopeless; unworkable

1

not having enough workers; being understaffed; being undermanned; having nothing one can do about something; having no options

1

to sit silently at a meeting

1

fuel

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content-free chat; idle gossip

1

to be superior to

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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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to be second to none (in)

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obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded

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(audio) recording

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to listen again; to ask again

1

myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)

1

to be famous; to be celebrated; to be worthy of the name

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