jpdb beta

indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower

1

disgrace; shame

4

great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique

2

to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission

1

to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head

7

excuse; explanation; justification; defense; defence

3

proper; appropriate; due; suitable

1

participants; participating athletes

2

any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

1

entering; going into

1

emphatic verbal prefix; humble verbal prefix

1

reserve; spare; note; memorandum; duplicate; copy

1

young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

20

opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

2

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!

1

to be careful in speech

1

several hundreds

2

constant quarreling; constant quarrelling; bickering; wrangling

1

to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)

1

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

2

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

1

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

2

to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)

2

fixed rule; usual way; usual method

4

to punish; to penalize; to penalise

6

to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame

2

young person; youth; young

1

very much; very many; more and more

1

now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

2

foundation stone; cornerstone

2

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

2

sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)

1

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

5

to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook

2

protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair

1

timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear

3

bold; daring; dauntless; intrepid; stout-hearted

1

half-crying; being on the verge of crying

1

equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

3

sense of inferiority; one's weak point

1

advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation

1

to laugh scornfully

1

to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice

1

unlucky

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

1

victim; injured party; sufferer

1

to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

1

to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself

1

indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted

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