jpdb beta

to become a little hungry; to become a bit peckish

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these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

4

being roused; being stimulated; being inspired; being spurred on

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive

2

strong point; merit; virtue; advantage

1

having the right to say

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to become hungry

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cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood

2

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

2

tidying up; clearing up; cleaning up; clearing away; putting in order

2

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

3

something wrapped in a furoshiki

1

to hand (over); to deliver in person

1

seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude

1

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

2

black; black stone; guilt; guilty person

5

king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)

8

helper; assistant; help; assistance

4

(of skin) to peel off (e.g. from sunburn); to improve; to become more refined

1

mere; only; just; slight

1

amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute

3

it's not like; it isn't as if

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technique; art; skill; move

2

the front; honest; upright; decent

3

matter; item; facts

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

commonly (called, said, etc.); popularly; colloquially; in common parlance

1

work; job; labor; work

1

famous sword; excellent sword

1

useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point

2

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

1

to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

2

departure

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good luck (in battle); may fortune be with you

2

to look forward to

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to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

1

enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to

1

hair (on the head); (a) hair

1

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

2

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

2

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

1

wire; wire rope

1

lifting; hoisting; furling; winding

1

start; commencement; beginning; initiation

1

to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

1

reverence; awe; respect

1

to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

3

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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