jpdb beta

wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising

5

regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected

1

one's real mother; natural mother; birth mother; biological mother

1

to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound

4

to soothe; to calm; to pacify

10

to do exactly what one is told to do; to be subservient; to be easily controlled

1

filial piety; being kind to one's parents; taking care of one's parents

3

now; nowadays

8

important; significant; precious; valuable; careful

6

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded

2

nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

2

apron

1

straggling hair

1

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

1

to engrave; to carve out

3

letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

10

originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)

8

hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

4

one's leisure hours

1

traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...

2

(in) the shape of the character hachi (eight)

2

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

2

sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement

7

whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph

2

rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk

14

to happen to hear; to overhear

1

worry; anxiety; concern

4

below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin

1

geta for wear in dry weather

1

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

1

crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; (sitting) straight

1

glaring at; scowling at; looking contemptuously at; frowning down upon; domineering with a coercive look

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

4

one ken (approx. 1.8 m)

3

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

5

to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked

1

in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert

11

to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently

26

with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

8

physical punishment; beating; smacking; severe scolding; chastisement; discipline

3

to raise one's voice; to shout

3

maximum; extreme; utmost

2

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

2

hey there; I say; see here

21

Japan's best; number one in Japan

1

while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with

3

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

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