jpdb beta

to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

1

to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down

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taboo word

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

2

Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)

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branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family

1

merit system (as opposed to seniority); meritocracy; ability-ism

1

bonbon

2

to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

1

survival of the fittest; the law of the jungle; (lit.) the weak are meat the strong do eat

1

aunt

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three sons; third son

2

to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse

3

to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)

1

creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

1

to pinch; to nip

1

another thing; exception; special case

1

palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine

1

upper stream; upper course; upstream; upper classes

2

the chosen people

1

detestable; abhorrent; loathsome

1

reason; cause; circumstances

1

to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity

3

to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

special bargain sale

1

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor

1

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

2

to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective

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auntie; older woman

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provision of information

1

maternal relative

2

executive vice-president

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son

2

family a woman has married into

1

condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite

2

dirty; vulgar; nasty

2

use; service; purpose

1

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

1

to be perturbed; to be agitated

2

baptism

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strict guard

1

order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation

1

increasing the number of staff; hiring more people

1

strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

1

invitee

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everyone

1

to marry into a family of rank; to marry money

2

elder sister; effeminate man

2