jpdb beta

to set a ladder up against

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ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)

2

clip (paper, surgical, etc.); hairpin; hair slide; curler

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

2

10,000 yen bill

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to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with

1

type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection

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memo pad

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good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph

2

to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair

1

sour look; surly face; pout

1

10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various

1

yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle

1

bill; note (currency)

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

taking the initiative

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trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled

1

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

1

to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid

1

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

1

to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited

1

older brother; elder brother

15

pistol; handgun; revolver

6

eight; 8

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

1

cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing

1

to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate

1

south side

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bookshelf; bookcase

4

to face on; to look out on to

5

east side; east bank

2

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

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sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

2

water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

2

ornamental (foliage) plant; houseplant

1

to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

2

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

1

this much; this amount

1

to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough

1

sport; sports

1

popular person; favorite; favourite

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to be conceited

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same generation; one's generation

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compared with

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projection; protrusion

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to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above

1

superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding

2

inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated

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