jpdb beta

originally; by nature; from the start

2

old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence

1

such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o

4

tradition; legend

1

such ... as; or some such

4

history

12

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

2

to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

1

instant; moment; for an instant

9

captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)

1

to become; to amount to

6

school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)

3

with the exception of; excepting; excluding

10

frequenting; staying around

1

(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently

2

certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)

14

only once

1

meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview

1

self-introduction

1

since then; from that time; ever since

1

other party; other side; ahead; in front; destination

1

inconvenient

1

all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly

3

exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

4

forgetting; lapse of memory

1

overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful

2

book; volume

5

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in

2

however; but

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every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)

1

abrupt; sudden

2

to mark the end; to spell the end

1

to have an eye on; to zero in on

3

always; constantly

2

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

2

the late; the deceased

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

pupil; student; schoolchild

12

to have an interest (in)

2

meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm

1

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

5

exception

1

companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

12

even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little

2

correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with

3

to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else

2

execution

2

reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)

3

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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