jpdb beta

notice; attention; observation

4

harmful animal

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extermination (esp. pests); expulsion; destruction

2

it's worth it

1

to behave well (of a child)

2

red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each

1

dullard; indecisive person

1

sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery

1

to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal

2

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

3

to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)

5

nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin

4

naked body; naked sword

1

to skin; to peel

3

one-by-one; separately; in detail

1

to dig out; to hollow out; to cut into

1

to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed

3

doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)

1

entreaty; appeal; petition

2

gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); plagiarism; rip-off

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large plate; platter

1

container; receptacle; vessel; packaging

3

holy water; urine (esp. as related to urolagnia)

3

to pour into; to wash down; to insert (e.g. into a data stream)

2

sulfuric acid; sulphuric acid

1

to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off

1

to wrap up

1

gramophone; phonograph

2

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

1

shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

2

omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

1

to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)

2

trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause

4

once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning

3

to rest (from work, studying, etc.); to take a break

1

common soldier; private; rank and file; small fry; underling

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

base (e.g. of a triangle); low class; low in social standing; base (e.g. of support); foundation

2

cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer

3

each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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high-quality goods; choice goods

1

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

2

weak person; the weak

3

cream; ice cream

2

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

2

trace; vestige; evidence

2

depression; low spirits; dejection

1

depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

1

to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize

2

dealing with; coping with

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