jpdb beta

to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice

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to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show

1

to be superior to

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opinion; point of view; visual point

1

to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively

1

(giving) instruction; initiation

2

to hesitate; to waver

1

elementary level; beginner level

1

compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work

3

intermediate level

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stealthily; secretly

1

set of problems (e.g. in a textbook) in which previously learned skills are applied to real world situations; practical assessment

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

1

around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing

1

the late; the deceased

1

while alive; during one's lifetime

1

first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only

1

it may be because

1

of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)

1

to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious

1

shabby; seedy

1

seedy-looking; thin

1

funny story; funny anecdote

1

to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

1

protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation

1

Loughman

1

fort; stronghold; fortification

1

(convalescent) rest

1

to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about

2

to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place

1

jasper

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family tree

1

house where one was born; one's parents' house

2

touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant)

1

being alive

1

title; name; degree

1

to get (become) acquainted; to get to know; to get (become) intimate with; to become friendly with; to become friends

1

to rot away; to crumble to dust; to decay completely; to die in obscurity

1

confinement

1

ten years; decade

2

distress; wretched condition

2

growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing

1

to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service

1

sender

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at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

1

to slip down; to slide down; to glide down

1

wow!; gee!; oh dear!

2

to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)

1

conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

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