jpdb beta

to be given the cold shoulder; to be jilted; to be rejected; to be dumped

1

keep up your strength; chin up!

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

inkstone

3

straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

1

good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing

1

cartoon characters; anime characters

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

4

to bud

2

April; fourth month in the lunar calendar

2

elegance; taste; refinement

1

elegant; graceful

1

example; role model

3

my; one's own; personal; privately owned

1

writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word

3

extra; excess; surplus

1

India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)

1

with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

1

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1

forelock; bangs

2

no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about

3

Japanese calligraphy paper (approx. 25cm by 35cm)

2

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball

1

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

2

to grumble; to complain

2

uproar; disturbance

1

to pen; to write; to draw

1

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

1

elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

1

chatting; idle talk

1

to be worried; to be troubled

4

uh-huh; sniff-sniff

2

hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest

1

failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb

1

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

1

balance

1

back; rear; background; behind the scenes

1

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

2

ceramic art; ceramics

1

top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar

1

such

1

sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance

1

deadly serious; deadly earnest

1

explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation

4

magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell

1

natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly

1

presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in

2

to do wholeheartedly; to put one's heart into something

1

index finger; forefinger; second toe

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