jpdb beta

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

7

English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit

1

handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn

3

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

2

female teacher

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

9

subject; theme; motif

1

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

2

announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release

3

direct relation

2

notice; announcement

3

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

1

to accuse someone falsely; to make a false charge

2

it seems that; as if

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to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce

1

slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear

2

ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source

2

to cause a person trouble

1

skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky

2

personal relations

2

hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort

1

cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)

1

direct

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to follow; to accompany; to cleave to; to join up with; to obey implicitly; to flatter

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for two people; (work) of two; (meals) for two

1

other intention; hidden purpose; ulterior motive; ill will; malice

1

remains; leavings; remnant; surplus

2

contrivance; bit of fiddling; little ingenuity; bit more (e.g. food)

2

navy blue; deep blue

2

elastic; elastic cord; elastic band

1

substitution

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shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly

2

walking briskly; determinedly

2

lunch box

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overall; on the whole

4

elegance; refinement; grace; aroma

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family or person with samurai ancestors

1

start; beginning

2

head house (family); birthplace; originator

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shogunal vassal; direct retainer of a shogun

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old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home

2

warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown

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wild ginger trefoil coat of arms of the Tokugawa clan

1

paulownia (Paulownia tomentosa); empress tree; foxglove tree

1

crest of a noble family

1

Imperial gift

1

excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem

3

base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source

2

another world

1

milk

3