jpdb beta

(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)

3

to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)

1

what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

2

seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post

3

to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with

1

in comparison to; rather than

1

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

1

should do; ought to do

1

close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum

1

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

1

-ish; -like

1

circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

1

to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions

1

to cheer; to jeer; to mock

1

type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing

1

in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something

1

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

1

eyesight; vision; visual acuity

1

bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly

2

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

1

huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

1

never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up

1

such; like that; that sort of; very

1

setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference

1

opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery

1

human being; human; person; character (of a person)

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

3

another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger

2

to pretend

1

regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable

1

grinning; smirking

1

next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour

1

feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

1

tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so

1

such ... as; or some such

1

first calligraphy of the year

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

1

beginning; start; outset

1

textbook; coursebook; schoolbook

1

show me

1

once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone

1

near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon

1

forcibly; against one's will

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

1

painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh

2

hey; say; look

1

leaving early

1

to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)

1

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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