jpdb beta

to occupy much space

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to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

3

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

3

luncheon meeting

3

to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance

1

woman; lady; adult female

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opposite side; other side; other party

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please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

4

arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration

1

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

one-eyed; first (in a series); initial

1

to dish up; to arrange food (on a plate)

1

manufactured goods; finished goods; product

1

grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching

2

basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation

3

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

both sides

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hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable

1

inner thoughts; real intention; at heart; deep down; inner center (centre)

2

dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

1

futomaki; thick roll of makizushi; rolling something thickly; something rolled thickly (a cigar, etc.)

1

tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.

4

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

2

this, that and the other; this and that

1

close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry

1

gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious

1

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

left side; left-hand side

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field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers

1

admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)

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ex-wife; former wife

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

2

reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

1

reply; answer; response

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

4

to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still

3

violence; reckless action; (an) outrage

2

dumbfounded; in mute amazement

1

retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion

2

foolish; stupid; silly

1

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

2

largest class; top category

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crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility

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merely for form's sake

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extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness

1

freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)

1

to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

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