jpdb beta

guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation

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to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

2

to giggle

2

successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

3

deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate

2

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

tea party; get-together; tea ceremony

1

absence; non-attendance

3

content of a letter

1

to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come

1

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

3

writing; composition; essay; sentence

1

all that one has; all that there is; the whole

1

simple; plain

2

to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset

1

ornament; decoration

3

flower pattern

1

illustration (e.g. book); picture

1

black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty

2

butterfly

2

illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure

2

giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange

4

threat; menace; coercion; terrorism

1

secret language; jargon; cant; argot; slang

2

a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat

1

dignity; eminent; high ranking; high-order (digit, bit, etc.)

2

each other; one another

1

check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

1

one's mind; one's heart; one's intention

1

miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling

1

attendance; presence; appearance

3

otherwise; or else; if not

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

saliva; spit; sputum

1

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

1

accomplice; cohort

1

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

1

readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation

2

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

2

without

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

1

better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth

1

finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little

1

to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)

1

visit; call

1

to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark

1

to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with

1

to purse one's lips

2

another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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