jpdb beta

dropping; losing; missing item; something one forgot to write down; trap; wooden protrusion from a Japanese door frame that fits a hole in the threshold, acting as a lock when closed; conclusion (of a speech, etc.)

6

magnetism; magnetic force

4

as expected; predictably; not surprisingly

7

harassment; pestering

1

fighting spirit

3

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

6

unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away

4

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

6

to mow down; to scythe down; to knock someone off their feet

2

greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person

7

to fall in love at first sight; (arch.) to see for the first time; (arch.) to meet for the first time; (arch.) to have sexual relations for the first time

2

side (esp. of a waterbody); edge; bank; shore

3

nagging; critical; talkative; gossipy

2

to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered

2

head; chief; leader; the greatest of all; the most excellent

2

working without pay; free service; work for nothing

1

eternity; permanence; perpetuity; Eikyū era (1113.7.13-1118.4.3)

5

hesitation; indecision

4

saint; wise and virtuous person (esp. in Confucianism); great religious teacher; refined sake

2

having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something

4

to feel as though ...

3

obstinate; stubborn; headstrong

4

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

5

to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor

2

link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging

1

to mean

2

to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)

4

one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)

3

blindness

1

reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...

1

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

2

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

3

great trouble; difficulty

1

puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex

4

question mark

3

at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know

6

hard to get; hard to come by

3

somehow; somewhat; seemingly

2

to be pleased; to be in a good mood

1

to kindle; to build a fire; to instigate; to stir up; to incite

1

selection; choice; picking out

3

individual match; single game

1

multi-

4

large number of people

3

noisy; confused; uproarious

6

elect (select) few

4

to turn round; to face about; to turn about

1

long ago; a long time ago; already

3

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

1

every person; each one; everybody

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