jpdb beta

lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with

3

under cover of night

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to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)

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rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession

2

aspect; phase; condition; modality

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to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

2

to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)

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north face; north side; the north; facing north

1

to grovel; to go down on one's hands and knees

4

sporadic

2

to open one's eyes wide

1

laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

1

to walk noisily; to walk loudly

3

to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive

4

recent years

3

introduction (from abroad); transmission (through successive generations); being handed down (from generation to generation); being passed down

1

capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

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place of origin (of a plant or animal species, etc.); natural habitat; original home; place of origin (of manufactured goods)

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

3

experiences

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very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly

4

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

3

possibility; potential; expandability

1

return; coming back; second coming (e.g. of Christ); second advent; reincarnation

1

road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism

3

being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery

1

declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression

1

to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of

2

honour; honor

3

(pouring out) in large amounts; (flowing out) gushingly

1

that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go

1

to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate

1

tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?

1

reproachful; resentful; spiteful

5

height of summer; hottest part of summer

2

flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at

1

whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying

1

now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

3

submission; return to allegiance

6

to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply

1

affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella

2

nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)

2

origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

1

to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

1

new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer

4

special; particular; peculiar; unique

2

to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)

1

to bear (a child); to be born; to produce; to yield; to be produced

2

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

family of samurai lineage; person with samurai ancestors; shizoku; the second of three official classes in Japan in 1869-1947, consisting of former samurai

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