jpdb beta

beckoning

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tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

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Japanese-style room

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being startled

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to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

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funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

4

enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful

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tokonoma (alcove where art or flowers are displayed)

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hemming; bordering

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

4

skill; dexterity; master hand

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separate; respective

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suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally

4

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

4

reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries

1

rational; reasonable; logical

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cicadas which sing in late autumn

3

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

2

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

5

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

2

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

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

2

timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)

1

wild idea; delusion

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subterranean rumbling; earth tremor

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to make a sound

3

to shake; to sway; to waver

3

to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand

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to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)

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oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

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passing by

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kitchen; financial situation

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body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

2

witnessing; observing; sighting

2

dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion

1

tableware

1

fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

1

to fly around; to scatter

2

with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)

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to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn

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feelings; thoughts; meaning

2

to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care

1

older; senior

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triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits

2

dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

4

opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand

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this much; this amount

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