jpdb beta

clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright

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extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd

2

one's whole heart; everything one feels

1

lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend

3

clapping hands; applause

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer

1

(musical) accompaniment

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

3

(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

2

to cut off; to lop off; to prune

1

minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole

1

smoke screen; dazzler; camouflage; deceptive means; magic; witchcraft

1

transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance

1

hair style; coiffure; hairdo

1

below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

1

birthmark; nevus; bruise

1

corner; nook; shade; shadow; dark circles (under the eyes); dark rings

1

to get tired out; to be exhausted

1

to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

5

cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant

1

men's things; menswear; men's wear; men's; for men

1

mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief

2

rebounding; recovery; repercussions; tomboy; rashness; incautiousness

1

to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up

3

to get slightly dirty (all over)

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originally

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how many years; how long; what year

1

to wear out (footwear)

1

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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female high-school student

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to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on

5

glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle

1

to shrivel (e.g. cut vegetables, skin); to wilt; to fade; to wither; to be wizened

1

foundation; root; basis; root and trunk

1

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

1

persistence; fortitude; indomitability

1

still; even now

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to blaze; to burn brightly

1

to shed tears; to (begin to) cry

1

to boil up; to seethe; to get excited; to be in an uproar

1

intellectual

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playfulness

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to be intimate with; to befriend

1

delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient

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yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?

3

that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that

1

skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery

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