jpdb beta

to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)

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bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects

1

crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby

2

rustling; flapping; unkempt (hair, etc.); loose; dry; decisively

1

oiliness; greasiness

1

somehow; for some reason or other

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

3

to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)

1

to finish sewing

1

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

2

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

2

striped pattern

2

texture (cloth, fabric, paper); market tone; undertone; balance between the position of white and black stones (in go)

2

to be worth it; to pay

1

kimono fabrics shop; draper

2

that road (path, street, way, etc.); that line (of business); that profession; love affairs; romance

2

inference; deduction

1

unexpected; surprising

3

direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination

3

disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use

1

low price; moderate price

1

to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with

2

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

2

if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have

2

poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious

1

village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown

4

want to ... do something; would like to ...

1

to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart

2

taste; liking; preference

2

bedtime

1

apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

2

to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say

7

revision

3

to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up

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Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

1

plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

4

ascent; climbing; up-train; train heading toward the starting point of its route; upbound (esp. toward Tokyo); upstream

1

to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss

2

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

2

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

5

to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend

1

to begin to do; to cater; to deliver food

2

indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very

5

painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable

3

tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

2

to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked

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apology

2

figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets

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