jpdb beta

to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

2

head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest

2

business; errand; nature of one's business

1

private; personal

2

carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease

1

to spill; to drop; to grumble; to complain; to let one's feelings show

2

if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

1

lumping together (things or people); treating (everyone) alike; handling indiscriminately; making sweeping generalizations; dealing with (various things) under one head

1

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

1

to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on

1

to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain

2

true character; real nature

1

however; nevertheless

1

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

1

my; one's own; I ...; one ...

1

to state one's opinion; to offer one's opinion; to opine

1

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

2

discontent and grumbling

1

to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

1

consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care

2

remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

1

anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

1

group (usu. of people)

1

to shave off; to scrape off

1

I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said

3

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

rampancy; prevalence; domination

1

to say; to be called; to do

4

cold; short; curt; blunt

1

to laugh scornfully

1

a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago

1

sweet (voice, fragrance, etc.)

3

poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

1

major cleanup; spring cleaning

1

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

2

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

3

number of persons; personnel

1

to pull out a fish; to lure

1

time; labour; labor

1

to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

4

to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated

1

show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

1

be; is

3

don't worry; there's no need to worry

1

wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam

5

top-class

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owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)

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to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

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