jpdb beta

ready wit; quick wits; resourcefulness; raising (money)

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to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply

1

ramification; branching off

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half the amount (of money); half price; half fare

1

treasuring; cherishing; prizing; holding dear

1

undiscovered; not found; unexplored

1

notes; draft; manuscript

8

to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match

1

fish

1

train (esp. long distance train); steam train

2

feeling of solidity; three-dimensionality; drawing highlights

1

battledore (early form of badminton racket)

1

to yearn for; to pine; to be deeply in love with

1

spectacles for far-sightedness; telescope

1

artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)

2

to age; to grow old

1

darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy

2

disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation

3

popular writer

2

unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)

1

ceasing to write; ceasing one's writing activities; retiring as a writer; putting down one's pen

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

3

meeting; assembly; association; conjunction

1

editor-in-chief

3

intimacy; friendship; friendly relations

1

to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together

1

to tear up and throw away

2

one year and a half

2

(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship

1

self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem

1

even more; still more; further

1

testimony; (verbal) evidence

3

(to be ashamed enough) to wish you could just disappear; wanting to sink into the ground in shame

1

ghost-writing

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

2

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

accommodation; lodging

1

originally

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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

1

starting point; point of departure

1

distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

1

limit; bounds

1

affirmation; affirmative (logic)

1

to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way

1

implication; hidden meaning; latitude; atmosphere; tone; sentiment

1

to be rejuvenated; to feel young again

2

bottom of one's heart

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to look forward to something

2

international phone call

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beginning; start; civilization; civilisation; enlightenment

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