jpdb beta

down; below; downward

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one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

3

only; nothing but

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

1

to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash

1

three sun (ca. 9.1 cm); something small, short or thin (roughly the size of three sun); stall-keeper; huckster; (arch.) prostitute of the lowest rank

2

hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)

2

(a) grain; (a) drop; (a) bead

1

hail (esp. hailballs 5 mm or greater)

2

ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious

1

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

1

to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

1

just then; at that time; right then; appropriate moment

1

delinquency; misconduct

1

public indignation; anger (as a citizen)

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

2

Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill

2

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

teachers' union

1

mid-year gift; summer gift

1

printing

2

bill; handbill; flier; flyer; leaflet; poster

1

father and mother; parents

2

implication (in a crime); involvement; (arch.) sitting in a row (in the same seat)

1

15th day of the 7th lunar month; (last day of) Bon lantern festival; mid-year gift; summer gift; Bon Festival gifts

1

by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being

1

leader; guide; mentor; coach

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

1

present; gift

1

social ills

1

wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief

1

soil; breeding ground; fertile ground (for); foundation (for the development of ...)

1

greed; worldly or materialistic desires

2

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

1

to glare at each other; to confront each other

1

social justice

1

decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay

1

life

1

to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade

1

money; cash

2

treasure

4

grandfather; male senior-citizen

1

at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

1

memories; recollections; reminiscence

1

charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking

2

school term; semester

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