jpdb beta

taking the initiative

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elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy

3

to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

4

to follow another's example

3

section; cross section; profile

1

torte

2

to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather

1

cream; ice cream

1

deep crimson

2

in its entirety; whole; wholly

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

coupled with; together

3

simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated

1

to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough

4

call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward

2

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

2

to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)

2

thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift

8

to realize; to realise; to hit upon something

5

to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute

1

certainly; surely; definitely

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

4

our country; our land; one's own country

1

circulation; dissemination

1

to know (a person); to think

4

at least

2

a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many

6

red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful

13

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

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innocent; naive; artless; unsophisticated; pure; fresh

2

mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance

5

to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear

3

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

8

that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there

2

matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case

4

the second time

1

rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date

4

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

1

that's so, isn't it

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myself

3

to get strong; to gain strength

1

(romantic) love

3

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

2

the latter

2

to cross one's mind; to occur to one

2

whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")

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to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study

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