jpdb beta

practical problem; practical matter

2

stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)

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sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping

1

daydream; waking dream

2

I doubt it (card game); cheat; bluff; I doubt that; no way; you're fibbing

1

hormone; offal (esp. beef or pork); entrails

1

butterfly

3

to say goodbye; to bid farewell

3

to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

2

back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds

2

6th day of the month; six days

1

killing two birds with one stone

3

calisthenics

1

review (of learned material); revision

4

net (amount); clear; net weight; net price; cost price; actual content

3

some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden

1

one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good

1

to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied

1

to check; to stop; to keep back

1

somewhat sudden

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

2

pivot foot; emphasis; priority; focus

1

bare hand; empty hand

2

to find the resolve (to do); to make up one's mind (with); to act on a thought

4

ideal; ideals

7

to lie face down (e.g. on the ground, napping on a desk); to lie prone; (arch.) to lower (one's head, gaze, etc.)

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snappingly; with a snap

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left shoulder

2

calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")

2

enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it

1

fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice

7

to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx

1

cynical; warped; envious

1

one vote; one ballot

2

detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation

1

confession

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

4

panting; gasping; heavy breathing

1

query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry

8

sensitive skin

1

armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

1

vicious circle; vicious cycle

1

gasping

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for tears to gather in one's eyes; for tears to well up in one's eyes

1

to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

1

easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

2

tilde symbol

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the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)

1

strategic withdrawal; strategic retreat

3

storehouse; warehouse; godown

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