jpdb beta

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

2

billionaire; multimillionaire; very rich person

2

creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention

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starting to work in a shop; joining a shop as an employee; going inside a shop; opening up a shop (in a building, etc.)

2

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

2

to crowd; to flock; to swarm

1

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

1

how many people

1

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

1

to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate

2

the very start; the very beginning

1

adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation

1

dismissal; firing; retirement; being relieved from one's post; being relieved of a burden

1

subject; theme

5

rain shower

2

to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

3

relatively quickly (esp. actions); quite suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)

1

poetic

1

to detest; to dislike

1

classic (work, esp. book); the classics

1

waitress

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speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

1

to state one's opinion

1

bronze statue

2

slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance

1

to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

1

sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)

2

all you can drink; bottomless cup

2

limit; bounds

2

to imitate; to follow; to emulate

1

first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag

1

to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)

1

to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out

1

(a) dose; (a) puff; (a) smoke; lull; short rest

1

bill (at a restaurant); check

1

trial and error

1

this is why; this means; it is the case that

1

we

1

to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel

2

Paloh (Malaysia); Paro (Bhutan)

1

shy person

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(someone else's) daughter

2

laughable; ridiculous; pitiful; contemptible; absurdity

1

proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification

1

exclamation used to scold practitioners (in Zen); scolding or threatening with a shout

1

to give and take; to make mutual concessions; to compromise

1

sexual desire; physical love; Eros (Greek god); Eros (asteroid); event-related optical signal; EROS

1

much the same

1

good old; good old-fashioned

1

drawing; painting; doodling; sketching

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