jpdb beta

lead (Pb)

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling, atmosphere, etc.); serious; gloomy

1

to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed

2

rejection; dismissal

1

one's personal opinion

1

out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

1

bold; shameless; cheeky; brash; impudent

1

asking oneself

1

seppuku; harakiri; ritual suicide by disembowelment; seppuku as a death penalty (where the convict is decapitated by a second as they make the motions to disembowel themself; Edo period)

1

hurt; injured

1

spasmodic(ally); fitful

1

youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

1

to swim

1

withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction

2

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour

1

shy; diffident; retiring; reserved

1

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

1

modest; humble

1

falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses

1

lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher

1

bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

1

unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled

1

sense of inferiority; one's weak point

1

to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front

1

way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

vivid; striking

1

severe; fierce; stern

1

artistic

1

just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally

1

to cry and beg for mercy; to apologize in tears

1

one second

1

(not) even; (not) any

1

to brave a danger; to take a risk

1

to get irritated

1

to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)

1

front line; forefront

1

pressure

1

stress

2

opinion; point of view; visual point

1

to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position

1

I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...

2

plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode

1

positive (e.g. thinking); positive (photography); positive (electrical polarity)

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase

1

(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive

1

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

1