jpdb beta

this week

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helper; assistant; help

1

grain of rice

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transparent; clear

1

lake

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bottom; sole

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

whereabouts; place where one is; position; location

1

jetsam; jettisoned cargo

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hawk; falcon

1

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

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inspection tour

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messenger; police and judicial chief (Heian and Kamakura periods); klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)

2

in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)

1

temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra

2

washing-up; dish-washing

2

to order; to command; to appoint

1

to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate

1

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

3

kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll

3

running fast; double time; cantering; doing things in a hurry

1

right about-face

1

to try and do something; to attempt to do something

1

dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine

1

number of persons; personnel

3

levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription

1

dash

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Gau; Gault; Got

1

to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

1

destination; whereabouts; future; prospects

2

huge mound; heap; pile

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

oil stain; grease stain

1

to await; to expect

1

collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy

1

to become settled; to be fixed

2

horror film; horror movie

3

to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

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evening; dusk

2

shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine

1

closing (for the day; of a library, museum, cinema, etc.); closing down (of a library, museum, cinema, etc.)

1

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

3

wooden spoon; ladle; rice scoop

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

1

time (three times, each time, etc.); times

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successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

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lamp; light

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to be lit (e.g. electricity comes on); to be lighted; to catch fire

2