jpdb beta

quick-witted and agile; keen and nimble

1

because

2

not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether

1

does not seem (to be)

2

show; display; pretensions; pose (in kabuki); posture

1

self; oneself

1

self-protection

1

falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)

2

(one's parents') home

2

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

1

to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with

1

to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

2

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

1

having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense

1

although I say; although one might say; although called

2

branch road; forked road; branch; crossroads (of a course of events); turning point; parting of the ways

1

charm; incantation; spell; curse

4

magician; conjurer

4

nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents

1

studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)

3

invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion

1

to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)

2

glass (drinking vessel); tumbler; cups (playing card suit)

2

easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

1

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

1

favorable reception; good reputation; popularity

1

popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious

1

to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate

1

to have repercussions

1

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

5

demise

2

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

1

polite; respectful; reverent

1

just out of the bath

1

to become completely chilled

2

to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back

2

glossy black hair; green hair

1

boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad

3

to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

4

age 10

3

earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

2

glove; mitten; mitt

2

to wear one's hair up; to arrange one's hair

1

braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait

2

to become rounded; to roll into a ball

1

to jump at; to be attracted by

1

to ride on a person's shoulders; to be carried on a person's back

1

both feet; both legs

1

younger sister

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