jpdb beta

timid person; coward

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very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling

1

to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake

1

most suitable; optimum; optimal; best

1

sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen

2

to come to an agreement

1

private; personal

2

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

1

system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type

1

to be saved up (of money)

1

newly-wed; newly married

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

5

how (can); by what means

1

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

2

or; or else

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

2

troublesome; annoying; complicated

1

to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

4

double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid

3

everyone; everybody; all; everything; all

3

to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

3

fence; paling; railing; (arch.) fortress

2

to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

3

whether or not

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the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it

1

to soften; to moderate; to relieve

1

entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth

5

perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly

2

to underrate; to make light of

1

to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make (someone) laugh; to amuse

3

softly; mildly; gently; politely

2

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

1

to come into contact with; to touch (each other); to have a brush with

2

discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment

3

sexy; popular; well-liked

1

sense of values; values; value system

1

lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life

4

evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights

2

well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable

1

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

1

one's eyes; (pair of) eyes

4

to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)

1

wherein; therein; thereinto; among which

3

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

1

location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is

2

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

2

what do you want?; can I help you?

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