jpdb beta

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

2

age 10

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important point

2

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

4

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

3

to look after; to take care (of); to favor; to gaze at; to stare at; to set one's eyes on

1

careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate

2

to be curious; to wonder; to marvel

1

biological child; one's own child

13

blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative

5

to be related (by blood)

1

gene; genetic

1

descendant; posterity; offspring

1

secret; secrecy

2

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

1

unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit

1

to hang one's hopes on; to expect from

1

200; two hundred

1

to appease; to suppress; to calm

1

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

1

entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning

1

to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire

4

(in) my own way

1

to try all possible means

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

3

coined word; coinage; neologism

1

Kojien (Japanese dictionary published by Iwanami Shoten)

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray

3

or; either ... or ...

1

rising; ascending; climbing

2

to begin to dissolve

1

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

1

weight; heavyweight boxer

1

difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)

2

to see everything; to see all; to abandon; to give up; to sell at a loss; to sell off

2

to finish reading; to read through

1

by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand

1

slash; slashing attack

9

to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune

2

sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)

2

consecutive; continuous; successive

1

(body) weight

1

detailed; minute

1

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

4

ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe

3

lamentation; sorrow; grief

1

to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote

1

family restaurant (varied menu options, inexpensive); casual dining restaurant

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