jpdb beta

apology

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to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for

1

everyone; anyone; no one

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reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for

2

participation; joining; entry; adherence

1

on the occasion of; at the time of

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

1

a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number

2

to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

mistake; error; fallacy

1

face; official stance; public position or attitude (as opposed to private thoughts); ceremony for the erection of the framework of a house

1

suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy

1

to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry

1

but; however; provided that

1

authority; power; influence

5

support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping

1

sooner or later; in time; eventually

1

abdication

1

based on; on the basis of

1

to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)

3

freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes

1

steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader

1

especially; above all; inter alia; among others

1

leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar

1

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

1

presence (impressive quality)

2

influence; clout; leverage

1

to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt

4

hence; for that reason

3

spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence

2

scale; scope; plan; structure

2

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

2

every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of

1

pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.

3

carving; engraving; sculpture

2

one-by-one; separately; in detail

4

which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon

1

to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)

6

first-class goods

1

time; labour; labor

1

labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble

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)

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glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view

2

contrastive

1

unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)

1

to like; to prefer

1

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

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