jpdb beta

to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress

9

baby

2

milk; breast; loop; decorative bump (on a hanging bell)

1

to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

by myself; in person; by oneself

3

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

1

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

1

isn't that right?

3

trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support

4

relative; relation; kin

1

uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)

1

New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

1

to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch

2

insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile

1

-like; sort of; similar to; resembling

7

I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt

19

audience (with a person of high standing)

1

to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself

6

so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see...

5

distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

5

precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern

1

mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)

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Yue (kingdom in ancient China; 6th C-334 BCE); Vietnam

15

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

4

consideration; taking into account

1

still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet

3

at least; at most; (even) just

3

meeting; reception

2

army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group

15

dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

5

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

6

that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

5

nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible

7

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

9

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

9

to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience

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was

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if it's the case

2

why; how

7

therefore; consequently

3

to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

4

hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm

1

to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

4

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

9

(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa

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