jpdb beta

to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains

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New Year's sake; spiced sake

1

to remain; to be left

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tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well

1

to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face

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(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength

2

to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless

1

dressed up (in fine clothes)

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apt to (do); liable to; prone to

2

to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate

1

thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan

3

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

1

now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again

9

15; fifteen

3

one year and a half

2

accurate; correct; precise; exact

3

anyhow; at all events; in any case; either way; anyway

3

long ago; already; a long time ago

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to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up

14

crab

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

2

at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

6

going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people

1

cannon

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oral; verbal; spoken; parol

2

swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction

10

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

1

shumai; shaomai; steamed meat dumpling (Chinese-style)

1

blow; hit; stroke

1

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

5

immediately; right away; at once; instantly

3

to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal

1

emotional scars; mental trauma

1

to recover; to be healed

1

paper

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver

4

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

3

careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

2

manner of using one's hands

1

to go into the minutest details

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

1

to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon

1

calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

2

to keep silent

2

in minute detail

1

to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip

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