jpdb beta

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1

to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

1

yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)

1

few days

3

determination; resolution

1

to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

7

to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)

1

to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

with a gulp

2

saliva; spit; sputum

2

to talk; to speak

2

town; block; downtown; main street; street; road

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

2

to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink

2

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

1

to stare in wonder; to be amazed

1

plop; plonk; plunk; flop

1

fork; forkball

1

imagined landscape; scenery in one's mind's eye

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

3

to stare at each other; to lock eyes with

3

being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy

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to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

2

relation; connection

1

evening meal; dinner

4

to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against

4

as soon as; right after

1

to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

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extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more

2

there is nothing

4

narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped

1

to subsist; to keep on living

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slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)

1

praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd

1

(political) power; authority; influence

1

anything and everything; just about everything

3

chance; opportunity

5

thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love

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scenery; scene; landscape

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to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch

4

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

8

coachman; driver; cabman; postilion

3

humming; crooning

1

purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele

1

to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem

4

home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

2

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

7

to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon

1

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

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