jpdb beta

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

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ring; band; ring; circum-

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priest; monk; bonze

1

mountain ascetic; practitioner of Shugendō

1

to carry around; to carry on one's person

1

to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest

1

substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange

1

revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris

1

such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

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end; conclusion

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

well-balanced

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to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous

1

even if; even though; however; no matter how

2

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

maliciousness; ill will; noxious gas; (arch.) (vengeful) ghost; (arch.) specter

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perverseness; perversity; perverse person; difficult person; contrary person

1

leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)

1

sulky look; sullen look

1

negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible

1

sure; yeah; I know

1

to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up

2

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone

2

display

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to become sulky; to become irresponsible (due to disgruntlement)

1

suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)

4

recess; break time; break between classes; free period; recess time; recreation hour

1

always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

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Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!

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to sniff out; to get wind of

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to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

2

investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry

5

official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open

2

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail

1

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

2

to irritate one; to get on one's nerves

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venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on

1

to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience

1

fervour; fervor; vigour; vigor; ardour; ardor

1

to be dampened; to be discouraged; to be weakened; to be reduced

1

crushing (into pieces); smashing; cracking; breaking up

1

to be smashed up

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four people

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to unsheathe

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structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination

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to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm

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