jpdb beta

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

1

talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor

9

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

tone (of voice); manner of talking

3

to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

1

splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful

3

grey (gray); gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)

4

clearing one's throat; cough

1

president (of a society); chairman

14

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

1

to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)

1

to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace

1

student council

3

room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

3

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

of late; lately; this part; this point; here

3

dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar

2

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

3

question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion

7

close; intimate; on good terms

1

to go too far; to go to excess

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

this morning

1

astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock

2

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

1

hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa

2

to the end; to the last

1

yesterday

2

very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary

4

tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe

1

to pour on

1

how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

2

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

2

I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal

1

apology

2

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

2

tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard

1

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

person

1

that; the matter in question

1

bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh

2

to defeat

1

he; she; that guy

1

to learn a lesson (usu. from an unpleasant experience); to be good for someone

1

to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)

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