jpdb beta

a little late; somewhat late; latish; a little slow; somewhat slow

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returning home

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time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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being startled

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wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

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business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

6

lion (Panthera leo)

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to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)

4

counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

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general; popular; common; typical

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seeing is believing; one eye-witness is better than many hearsays; a picture is worth a thousand words

1

coloured glasses; tinted glasses; sunglasses; biased view; preconceived view

1

maintenance; preservation; improvement

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brisk; lively; energetic

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to gaze long at

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malice; malicious intent; intent to kill

3

preference; priority; precedence

1

good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)

1

to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)

7

envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)

1

younger sister

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(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement

1

great difference; big difference; wide margin

1

to kill by running over

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body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)

1

right in half

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fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

2

deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

2

to lend an ear to; to listen to

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

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to pitch forward; to fall forward

2

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

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to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

2

posture; stance

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

1

weight; heavyweight boxer

1

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1

aging; wearing out; deterioration

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(vehicle) wheel

2

to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

5

street corner; road turn; bend in the road; turning point; watershed

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to get used to hearing

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to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)

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blood vessel; vein

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to float; to rise to the surface; to stand out; to be visible; to be alienated

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to grip; to grasp; to squeeze

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