jpdb beta

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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at a young age; while still young

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name of a disease

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cancer

5

failing to practice what one preaches

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hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

3

ticklish; embarrassing

1

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

1

hospitality; reception; treatment; (light) refreshment; entertaining with food and drink; treat

1

excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home

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engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)

5

zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

2

to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

8

to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)

2

(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling

1

hey!; hey!

1

discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude

1

even if; even though; however; no matter how

1

but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess

1

promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate

8

glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)

4

confections; sweets; candy; cake

2

to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive

2

O-Bon; Obon; Bon Festival; tray

1

offering

6

please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give

2

shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

2

period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

1

knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)

9

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious

2

to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth

1

to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder

1

a long time ago

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disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

2

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

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readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

2

to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected

3

several years; a few years

2

unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy

2

letter; missive; note; mail

6

character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)

2

to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

3

unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)

3

year by year; annually; every year; from year to year

1

to become better; to improve

1

all on one's own

1

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

1

to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

1