jpdb beta

end-of-year

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ice sculpture

1

snow sculpture

3

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

1

to resemble closely

1

counter for places

4

fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

1

deposit and withdraw; taking in and out

2

alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)

25

on rare occasions; once in a blue moon

1

lodging house

4

extremely dangerous; full of peril

2

the best; ideal

1

loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)

1

blade; braid

2

ventilator

6

sound absorption

1

ventilation fan; extractor fan

2

tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed

1

unpopular

2

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

1

to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from

1

stable boy; stable hand; groom

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

unconditionally; as a rule

2

to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated

3

blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature

2

hypnosis

2

manual (operation)

2

sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness

1

after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post

1

having difficulty falling asleep; unable to get to sleep

2

immediate effect; instant effect

1

falling asleep; sleep onset

1

(insectile, especially moth) scales

2

negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement

2

to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on

2

to erase all trace of something

1

relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening

2

fundamental; basic

1

tooth extraction

1

one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre

1

hamster

2

your Highness; his Highness; her Highness

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dentist

2

medicated bath; (medical) decoction; infusion; medicinal hot spring

1

wisdom tooth; not knowing who your parents are; person who doesn't know who their parents are

2

having one's own premises; Edo-period prostitute successful enough to have her own room in an establishment

3

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

2

to arrive

4