jpdb beta

upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general

1

to die; to lay down life's burden

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(on the) verge of death

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tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability

1

to creep; to crawl

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unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)

2

to feel awkward; to feel ashamed; to feel inferior; to feel shy (about doing something)

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

2

to accept a kind offer; to take someone up on their offer

1

to the end; to the last

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness

1

opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows

2

settlement for a dispute (esp. one caused by an affront or blunder); money paid to settle a dispute

1

to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted

1

presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...

1

the six historical styles of writing kanji: large seal, small seal, clerical, triangular-swept clerical, running, and cursive

3

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

1

gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy

1

ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

1

to get distracted; to jump off the track

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

losing posture; falling position from which it is impossible to recover; lame duck; hopeless situation

1

I have nothing to do with it

1

yakitori; chicken pieces (or sometimes beef or pork offal) grilled on a skewer; grilled and skewered bird (esp. sparrow); failing to win a single hand during a half-game

1

bothersome; tiresome; bother to do

1

large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant

1

strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature

1

row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

1

head; lead; vanguard; first

1

to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed

1

here and there; this way and that way; everywhere; all over

1

capitulation; surrender; submission; yield

1

declaration; proclamation; announcement

1

to damage; to do harm; to disadvantage

1

selfish

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to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)

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hmm; I see; hrm

1

admirable; laudable

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(mental) attitude; way of thinking; attention; care; prudence; intention

1

to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good

1

space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart

1

scorn; mockery; ridicule

1

only; merely; just; at most; no more than

1

merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper

1

stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness

1

if so; in that case; in that situation

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natural calamity; striking phenomena in heaven and earth

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scorched earth

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summoning circle; magic circle (esp. in fictional settings); magic square

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