jpdb beta

delicacy; tact; sensitivity; consideration; thoughtfulness

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

1

feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles

1

pleasantly smiling

1

Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō

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curt response; indifferent response; chilly reception; (giving someone the) cold shoulder; unenthusiastic interaction (e.g. from a company to a customer, or a celebrity to a fan)

1

to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position

1

underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface

3

official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation

2

to save up (money)

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fortune; luck; chance

1

to use up; to squander

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father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he

3

(one's parents') home

2

low (level, value, price, etc.)

1

temple (Buddhist)

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embarrassed smile; embarrassed laugh; bashful smile

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

2

condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on

1

kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

1

tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

1

to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see

1

indoor; inside the room

1

sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion

1

interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

1

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

1

unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood (e.g. of a conversation); unable to read the room

1

in a sense; in some way; to an extent

1

to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)

1

taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)

1

to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits

1

to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success

1

to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind

2

set meal; special (of the day)

1

to form a line (row)

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top

1

indoors

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sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic

1

small quarrel; dispute; run-in; issue; trouble

1

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

1

to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

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we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes

2

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

2

shade; shadow

2

the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person

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tips of one's hair; hair ends

2

curl (of hair); ringlet

1

long slits (esp. of eyes)

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