jpdb beta

to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words

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triumphant air; smugness

1

to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)

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so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

1

conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative

2

stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture

1

answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

3

waterfall; (arch.) rapids

1

to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

2

with a clatter; with a rattle; empty; bare; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle

1

to change one's mind

3

to overlap

2

both; (not) either

2

colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in

1

iridescent colour; equivocal (reply, statement, etc.); ambiguous; vague

1

to keep silent

4

to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes

1

to have one's horizons broadened

1

formative experience (from one's youth)

1

(starting) from nothing; from scratch

1

the ... in question

3

stone implement (e.g. stone age arrowheads); stone tool

1

Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times

2

recent past; recent times; early modern period (from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the end of the Edo period)

1

little by little

3

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

1

carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky

2

good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response

3

somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion

1

tenth; tithe

1

riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit

3

rapid (e.g. progress)

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

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for today; for the time being

1

match declared drawn due to injury

1

to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

1

related to; in relation to; as far as ... is concerned

2

to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

1

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

1

fresh; refreshing; invigorating; clear (e.g. voice); fluent; eloquent

1

to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)

2

through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)

2

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

1

mere; simple; sheer

2

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

4

best regards; please take care of; please do

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous

1

confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging

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