jpdb beta

lately; recently

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many people; a large number of people

2

to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate; to depart from (the norm, etc.)

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to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

1

practice writing with a brush; study; learning

2

expert; skilled hand; person of experience

1

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering

1

as a child; when one was a child

2

to spare time (for)

1

to add; to write a postscript

1

to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic

1

selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

1

ease; relaxation; comfort; unwinding

1

to open some distance (e.g. with other people)

1

repair; mending

1

lost article; something forgotten

1

changing for the better

1

one's family; one's clan

3

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

woven mat (esp. one made of straw); (arch.) seat

1

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

1

exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish

1

to give one's life (e.g. in battle); to devote one's life (e.g. to a cause)

2

to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on

1

wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject

1

to sacrifice oneself; to die a martyr

1

soldier; combatant; warrior

1

good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

1

to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)

1

as if ...; as if to say ...; as though ...

1

alone; unaided; away from home

1

anxiously; with anxious looks; with anxiety

2

constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up

1

ideal; ideals

1

form; tense; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

supervision; management; supervisor; manager

1

feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear

1

faltering; hesitation

1

desperate; hopeless

1

under repair; out of service

1

to scoop up; to dip up

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

5

(food) coloring; pigment; dye; coloring agent

2

ratio; proportion; percentage

1

trial of strength; test of one's strength (stamina)

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front row

2

leading actor; star actress; top-billed performer

1

production (e.g. play); direction

3

to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself

1