jpdb beta

live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger

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to entrust (a matter) to; to leave to; to abandon oneself to (e.g. pleasure); to yield to (e.g. anger); to devote oneself to

2

the same opinion

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the very best; excellent; superb

2

regulars; regular soldiers

1

main force; chief object; mainline

1

large army

1

to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for

1

gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply

1

profitable plan; good plan

2

listener's role

1

great laughter; burst of laughter

1

deceiving; cheating; fooling

1

one's person

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

2

(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

1

ascending staircase

1

several (levels, floors)

1

to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

3

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

2

voluntary; optional; free; elective

1

these

3

to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only

3

(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead

1

turning around (once); suddenly; abruptly; completely (wrapped in something); quickly (unwrapping something); beautiful, round (eyes)

2

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

parchment

4

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

2

to be found

1

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

interior design; interior; upholstery

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

one night; all night; overnight; one evening

3

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

2

to shake one's head (in denial)

2

(how) many times; (how) often

1

last stand; last bastion; last stronghold; last frontier

1

because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece

1

pen

2

ink

3

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

to write down

1

hindrance; intrusion

1

to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)

1

happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations

1

letter; note

11

tidying up; finishing

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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