jpdb beta

to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely

1

hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

1

to view (cherry) blossoms; to look at flowers

1

money politics; plutocracy

1

being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)

2

to fill one's own pocket by taking advantage of a position

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meaning; called; said

1

cooked rice; meal

3

heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

2

(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world

1

trendy; in; now; currently at ...; now doing ...; in the middle of ...

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

2

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

1

briskly; smartly; promptly; clearly; lucidly

1

dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving

1

please excuse the intrusion; I'm coming in

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

4

not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

5

a poor man has no time for leisure; there is no rest for the poor

2

the teaching profession; education of laity

1

good evening (greeting, e.g. in emails sent in the evening)

1

thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support

1

to catch a cold

1

spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal

4

regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better

1

education world or circles

1

grinning; smirking

3

side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case

3

to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)

1

overseas Chinese

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difficult to speak about

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to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

2

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

2

Obon; Bon Festival; Buddhist festival for honouring the spirits of one's ancestors, held in mid-August or in some regions, mid-July; tray

1

to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

1

to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious

1

I; me

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to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off

1

with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal

1

coward; chicken; yellow-belly; sneaky person; underhanded person; dastardly person

7

that's so, isn't it

1

as it is; plain (truth); bare; undisguised; unvarnished; unexaggerated

2

dodgeball

1

playtime; recess

1

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

truth; real situation

1

to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate

1