jpdb beta

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

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genetic; hereditary

1

researcher

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subject of research

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subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

2

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

2

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

3

to quicken one's pace (steps)

1

stone wall; dry wall; rocky cliff; stone precipice

1

rubble; debris; wreckage

8

to be squashed by; to be pinned under

2

unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)

1

round shape; circle; circular form

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow

1

disastrous scene; terrible spectacle

2

here and there; in places

1

to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over

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to lose one's temper; to throw a tantrum

1

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

1

bottle gourd (Lagenaria siceraria var. hispida); calabash; moonflower (Ipomoea alba)

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

garlic (Allium sativum)

6

drawstring purse; money pouch; pouch of fried tofu stuffed with var. ingredients, used in oden; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)

1

grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops

3

to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)

2

to make narrow

1

a long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky

1

shooting up one after another

1

to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

2

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

2

to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

1

fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention

1

to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)

1

as; because; with; due to

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

2

top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

1

(flower) bud; promising young person; budding beauty

1

to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age

1

sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive

2

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

2

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

2

four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing

1

the second time

1

three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

1

marriage proposal; courtship

1

just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"

1

plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit

1