jpdb beta

in succession; one after another

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up

5

bagworm; bagworm moth

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to crouch; to squat; to cower

5

inkstone

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dreamer; daydreamer; visionary

4

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

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

2

to cite as an example; to refer to; to quote

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conventionality; triteness

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

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so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?

2

useless; worthless; absurd; baloney

2

new; fresh; novel

4

pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship

2

here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally

1

to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)

1

to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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you (plural)

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dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

3

scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops

1

rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative (photography); producing a negative from a positive

3

to climb over; to get over; to surmount; to overcome; to surpass; to overtake

2

one way or the other; either way

2

last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

1

to be out of breath

3

sinful; wicked; immoral

1

unfortunately; sorry, but ...

1

full house; all seats occupied; fully occupied

2

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

3

locked room; secret room

1

to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

2

to lie down; to throw oneself down

4

four

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to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate

7

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

1

even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

2

to become an expert; to be master at

1

everything; anything; nothing

4

business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task

1

to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete

3

subterranean rumbling; earth tremor

2

warehouse style; house built like a kura, with the walls covered in mud; building a kura storehouse; someone who builds kura storehouses

2

slapping the opponent with the open hand

3

as always; as usual

1

watering (plants)

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to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan

4

house-cloth; dust cloth

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tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing

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