jpdb beta

to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)

12

to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)

8

straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

4

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

6

to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)

2

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

7

private; personal life; (one's) privacy

1

to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)

2

more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

6

to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include

3

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

life story; personal narrative; story of one's life

1

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)

2

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

1

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

3

(one's) life

2

fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

1

sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)

3

to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow

4

entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence

3

care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude

1

to love

11

tone (of voice); manner of talking

3

(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities

1

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

5

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

3

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

2

to scatter; to spread

3

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

1

to be led by; to be headed by

2

unnecessary; unneeded

8

to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

1

after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

loser; defeated person; the defeated

2

pity; sympathy; compassion; affection; love

2

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

2

to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

1

sympathy; compassion

1

just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously

6

reservation; putting on hold; deferment; withholding

1

polo

1

middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)

2

antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester

2

one person; one member

2

alliance; union; league

1

relief; aid; rescue

2

serious wound; serious injury

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