jpdb beta

formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)

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apology

2

method; way; manner; process; procedure; means

6

posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

1

to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

4

pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission

4

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

memory (of having seen something or someone before); remembrance; recollection; recognition

3

to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)

1

look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

1

ten-year-old; ten year old

1

age difference; age gap

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way

1

intracerebral; inside the brain; (occurring) in the mind; mental (e.g. image); imaginary

1

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

2

central; main; just (done); counter for consecutive losses

1

snake; serpent; large snake

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

1

frog

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

2

then; if so; if

2

first meeting; first interview with

3

to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

1

to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)

2

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

3

lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman

2

I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality

3

oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)

4

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

1

low voice; whisper

2

else; in addition; besides

2

next day

1

(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman

6

son

1

manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making

1

to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)

3

persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

1

etiquette; courtesy

2

koto (13-stringed Japanese zither); (arch.) stringed instrument

1

biwa (Japanese lute)

1

musical performance

1

Chinese poem; Chinese poetry

1

composition of a poem

1

outstanding work of calligraphy

1

writing (from a copy)

1

old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest

2

teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine

3