jpdb beta

before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed

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first person to say something; first person to suggest something; person who raised a matter

1

grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

1

abashment; bashfulness

1

presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady

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full dress; formal dress; uniform

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no; nope

2

speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

mother; wife

2

transforming oneself; taking on another form; disguising oneself; artificial fly (for fishing)

1

to stand on end (of hair)

1

marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony

2

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

spacious; vast; wide

1

insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance

1

very small; tiny; insignificant

1

existence; being; presence

2

may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

3

literary form imparting the nuance of speech (with sentences ending in "da")

1

to do what one is told to (esp. of a child); to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says; to do what one wants something (one's body, legs, etc.) to do; to work as expected (e.g. of a machine); to obey (one)

1

bridge pier; pontoon bridge

3

to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away

4

forcibly; by force; against one's will

1

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

1

by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means

2

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

1

setting sail; putting out to sea; starting anew; embarking on something new

1

bounds; limits; boundary fence (esp. of horse-riding ground)

1

to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)

7

appetite (for food)

1

nursing school; nursing college

1

graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting

2

great help

1

lightly seasoned

1

leaving hospital; discharge from hospital

1

all you want; as much as one wants

1

to wipe; to dry

1

celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position

1

laboratory; seminar room; professor's office

3

professor; teaching; instruction

8

city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly

5

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

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to be palatable; to suit one's taste

2

expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...

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university; college; former imperial university of Japan (established under the ritsuryō system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)

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to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1