jpdb beta

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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(young) person subsisting on part-time work; person whose livelihood is provided by part-time work

2

colourful

1

one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing

1

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

2

colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel

2

to turn completely into; to become completely

1

leading part; leading actor; leading actress

2

belongings; appendage; accessory

1

rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

2

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

2

context (of a passage); line of thought; context; environment; circumstances

1

to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

5

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

2

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

4

to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)

3

to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

10

to relax; to make oneself comfortable

1

story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial

1

to soothe one's soul; to raise one's spirits

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

1

sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake

2

to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish

1

light and easy; lambent; clever; witty; smart

1

talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque

1

whenever necessary; as needed; as required; at any time; at all times

2

to one's heart's content or satisfaction

1

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

3

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command

1

how (can); by what means

3

to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak

6

swallowing; deglutition

2

hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar

7

Aya

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metaphysical

1

general idea; concept; notion

3

ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)

1

to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright

2

(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange

2

(brand-)new article

1

to twitch

4

self-consciousness

1

absolutely; positively; decidedly

1

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

1

linoleum

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to hesitate to say

2

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

3

firm refusal

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to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

2

one's property; personal effects; one's belongings

1