jpdb beta

surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)

3

if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say

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(raw) material

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Sakiko

2

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

4

rucksack; knapsack; backpack

1

to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack

1

chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses

3

to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

4

possible; likely; probable

1

to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive

4

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

to label (someone as)

1

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

4

management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome

8

future (usually near); prospects

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most; much; greatly

2

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

to fret (over); to brood (about); to mope; worriedly; (fretting) constantly; (worrying) over this and that

1

the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

5

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

7

to comfort; to console; to amuse

3

whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper

1

stay; sojourn

1

as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible

1

to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath

1

to mumble; to mutter

2

aim

2

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

1

true character; real nature

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

timid; fainthearted

4

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

2

to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)

2

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

magnetism; magnetic force

1

words of praise; eulogy; compliment

1

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

calm before a storm; lull before the storm

1

bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)

3

violent explosion; bursting

1

tragedy; tragic event

4

to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine

1

silence; stillness; quietness

5

stepping back; drawing back

2

way out; means to escape; escape route

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inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1

eavesdropping; tapping

2

ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom

1

to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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