jpdb beta

small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow

1

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

1

crossing a river

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disgrace; shame

1

yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly

1

trip; excursion; outing

1

need; want; necessity; costs; expenses

1

sudden impulse; passing fancy

1

(death from) starvation; starving to death

1

to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)

1

counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun

1

auction

2

not worth considering; out of the question

1

slaver; slave trader

1

recipient

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amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover

2

equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

bull's-eye; object of desire; most-coveted goal; male crotch (as a target in fighting); the jewels (as in "kick him in ...")

1

one's native land

1

this much; this amount

1

huge; big; gargantuan

1

free action; free activity; acting at one's own discretion; taking one's own course; free hand; independent action

1

inconvenient (residence); unpleasant (surroundings); difficult (to live in)

1

heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength

1

indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

1

to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to

1

to run a shop; to have a shop

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

1

resolved; settled

1

lost article; something forgotten

2

every year; yearly; annually

1

to begin to rain; to begin to snow

1

to anticipate; to foresee

1

shortage of stock; scarcity of goods

1

to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools

1

early in the morning

1

as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably

1

rampart; castle walls

1

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

1

iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable

1

absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

pair; two kinds; two ways

1

to pass (a car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to outdistance

1

all night; throughout the night

1

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

1

to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes

1

strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot

1

mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)

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Western-inspired art (Edo period); oil painting

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