jpdb beta

rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds

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well; now; then

1

enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to

1

use of force

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reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

1

meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one

4

to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop

3

to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on

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meanwhile; in the meantime

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to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

7

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

2

bedding; bedclothes

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

4

cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)

5

downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

2

weeping; sobbing; softly (crying); with a prolonged dull pain; having a griping pain

3

to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

1

general; popular; common; typical

1

to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo

1

lawsuit; complaint

2

to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone

2

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

2

shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled

1

to lie down; to stretch out; to lie ahead (of danger, difficulty, etc.); to lie in wait

1

unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

1

manner of using one's hands

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to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for

3

unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward

3

to hate; to dislike

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beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn

2

anguish

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

3

feeble

1

to elevate; to raise; to lift up; to flatter; to extol; to praise to the sky

1

to detain; to check; to restrain

1

to squat; to crouch

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to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)

3

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

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to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)

2

indicates emphasis

4

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

person concerned; interested party; related party

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going bye-byes; going beddy-byes; baby; childish person (esp. a young woman)

2

adult

2

olden days; former

1

in this way; like this

2

to do

2

middle-aged man; Buddhist priest

2

(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly

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