jpdb beta

ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound

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to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)

1

catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish

3

ripening (of a crop); crop; harvest

1

spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising

1

to be disheartened; to lose heart; to be sprained; to be snapped; to be broken

1

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

3

to come of age; to become an adult; to become fully qualified; to stand on one's own

2

apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer

11

clothes; outfit; uniform

1

to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

3

aboard a warship

1

to take up employment

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(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually

2

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

4

to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)

2

timetable; schedule

1

paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label

1

quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord

4

shipping industry; marine transport

5

old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated

1

meaning; called; said

1

blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper

3

just safe (e.g. just avoiding being late, failing an exam, etc.); only just OK; barely acceptable

1

(turned out) all right in the end

1

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

2

trusting too much; overestimating ability

1

all flights; entire fleet; all mail

1

party; banquet; feast

1

heat; hot air; enthusiasm; excitement; fever

1

delusion; illusion; infatuation; bewilderment; perplexity

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

moonlight; moon; moonbeams

1

ocean; sea; the deep

2

cool breeze; refreshing breeze

1

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

1

to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil

2

punishment; penalty

1

feel good (pleasant)

2

to be thoroughly attracted by; to be completely fascinated by

1

comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage

1

character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae

3

synopsis; outline; plot

2

what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?

1

well; now; then

2

unhappy; sad; gloomy

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timid person; coward

3

early morning

2

visiting soldiers at the front to provide comfort; visit to (gift for) persons hard at work as a sign of support

2

buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end

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