jpdb beta

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

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every year; yearly; annually

3

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

2

to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)

1

number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

1

profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)

3

to peek; to peep

2

clear; bright; sunny

1

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

3

to beat time; to mark time

1

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

1

to look into; to peer in

1

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy

1

becoming numb; becoming desensitized

1

splash; spray

1

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

3

term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals

1

period; term; interval

4

rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)

1

middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary

1

Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

1

club activities; extracurricular activities

1

exception

1

style; way; shape; form; appearance; state

1

income; receipts; revenue

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

1

seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that

2

(one's) self; oneself

1

to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)

2

amount of money; sum of money

1

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

3

to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)

2

like that; so

2

cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct

3

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with

2

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

3

(a) glance; (a) look

1

several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number

3

fraction

2

a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible

1

arithmetic

1

early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

1

to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback

1

willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord

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to the last; persistency; thoroughness

2

work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)

2

air con; air conditioner; air conditioning

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