jpdb beta

to cultivate a better understanding

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dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency

2

tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing

2

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

2

new and old; incoming and outgoing

2

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way

1

third principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; downward stroke

1

of bad omen; ill augur; boding evil; bad fortune

1

brilliance; splendour; splendor; lustre; luster

1

center; centre; middle; Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)

1

deliberate; careful; thoughtful; deeply laid plan

1

suspicion; jealousy

1

precious stone; jewel; gem

4

to muster (e.g. courage); to gather; to collect; to pluck up

1

to incorporate; to work into; to insert

1

shime-waza (judo stranglehold)

2

to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning

1

10; ten

1

May

1

law; rule; regulation; destiny; fate; karma

3

shrinkage; cotton crepe

1

middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)

3

hunger; starvation

4

emergency measures

1

to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent

1

rioter; ruffian

2

painfully itchy; painful and itchy

1

castle garrison

1

dark (deep) green

1

imperial subject

2

determined purpose; an incredibly short span of time (i.e. the time occupied by a single thought); a single repetition of a prayer (esp. in Jodo-shu)

1

great disaster

257

out of one's league; facing a too tough opponent; outclassed

1

somewhere to go; place to go

6

to serve; to do

1

breeding; raising; rearing

1

how

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bok choy (Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis); pak choi; Chinese cabbage

1

earplug (for protection against noise or water)

1

memo; memorandum; note; (diplomatic) memorandum

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while there is life, there is hope; without life, there is nothing; don't waste your life

1

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

2

to turn 50; to reach 50 years of age

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to focus on particular aspects of things

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to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about

4

momentum; amount of exercise

1

point card; loyalty card; reward card

1

money in one's possession

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