jpdb beta

I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...

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worthlessness

2

wet through; drenched

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ambition; aspiration

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to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing

1

perpetual youth and longevity; immortality

1

king of the hill; king of the castle; king of the mountain

1

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

1

attack on both sides; pincer movement; double envelopment

1

provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling

1

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

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begging for one's life; pleading for one's life

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showing no signs of; there being no hint of; (arch.) unthinkable

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support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy

1

to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend

1

son-in-law

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plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

1

being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)

1

oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then

1

to disappear; to vanish into thin air

1

echo; reverberation; spirit of a tree; tree spirit

1

to spread one's wings

3

head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest

2

deceiving; cheating; fooling

1

centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

1

equidistant

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aspiration; volunteering; desire; application

1

relation; connection

1

leaving; quitting; retiring

1

toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom

1

good fortune (esp. omikuji fortune-telling result); good luck; auspiciousness; unspecified day of the month (used to obscure the date a letter, invitation, etc. was written)

4

dice; die; baton (of command)

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

to one's heart's content; to one's complete satisfaction; as much as one likes; heartily; thoroughly; without restraint

1

proponent; exponent; advocate

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grandchild

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to speak ill of; to disparage

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disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving

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confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent

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feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about

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younger scholar; future reference

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to open one's mouth wide and eat heartily; to gulp down food

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next or adjoining room

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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lovers' quarrel

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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castle (in place names); castle; fortress

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(a) row; line

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to keep step with

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