jpdb beta

to become frayed; to become loose

2

to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)

1

at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion

5

palm (of one's hand)

5

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

3

-fold; -ply

1

concentric circles

1

feel (of a material); texture

1

royal fern (Osmunda japonica); flowering fern; osmund; fiddlehead fern

3

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

elephant (Elephantidae spp.)

4

item; something that one "just has to have"

11

to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover

5

valuable article; valuables

1

dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

4

to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish

2

pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy

1

adult; grown-up

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damn kids

1

to start forgetting

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

5

surely; certainly

8

denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation

2

judge

1

to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

8

Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)

1

cheap; rubbishy; shoddy; roughly made

1

device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement

1

Rod (optics)

1

afterimage; imprint

1

to look attractive; to look nice

1

season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh

1

unidentified mysterious animal

1

Gobi (desert)

1

above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent

4

actual existence; real existence; existing in real life

11

to grasp tightly

3

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

3

delight; great joy

1

sign; indication; trace; somehow; for some reason; seeming to be

8

sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass

5

fence; wall; hedge

4

to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)

1

action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)

1

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.

2

evidence; exhibit

1

cause for concern; reasons for uneasiness

2

cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)

3

right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing

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