jpdb beta

to pull open

1

which; what (way)

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

3

to get out of bed; to show a leg

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

4

short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty

1

is not; am not; are not

4

rather; better

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

2

to make a firm resolution

1

men's bath; men's section in a public bath

1

hatred

1

promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently

2

naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period

2

eldest brother

1

drink at home with one's evening meal; dinner-time drink

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice

2

to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)

1

to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate

3

surely; certainly; without doubt

1

virginity (of a male); virgin; (Catholic) nun; sister

1

obedient; docile; quiet

3

with a friendly grin; smilingly

2

listening closely

1

front and back; inside and outside; two sides; duplicity; double-dealing; being two-faced

1

result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently

4

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

12

to complete decisively; to do to completion

2

fair and square; open and aboveboard

2

unparalleled; unparallelled; unequaled; unequalled; unique

1

to pinch; to nip

2

(not so) much; (not) very

2

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

2

competitive spirit

2

to put to sleep; to kill

1

luminous watch; luminous clock

3

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

5

clock; watch; timepiece

4

fluorescence

2

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

3

the sound of waves

1

hillside; mountainside

1

to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous

1

mast

2

serious; grave; dignified; solemn

1

roof

6

to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll

1

roof tile

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