jpdb beta

to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

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insecurity; carelessness

1

last year

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contest; comparison; competition

1

to get used (to); to get familiar with; to get skillful with

1

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

hard worker; hardworking person

1

motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

2

merit; success; meritorious deed; achievement; accumulated experience

4

this world; this life; world of the living

6

to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for

4

to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

2

old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago

4

wood (for building); lumber; timber

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buyer

2

to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)

2

lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many

1

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

the Sheep (eighth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Ram; hour of the Sheep (around 2pm, 1-3pm, or 2-4pm); south-southwest; sixth month of the lunar calendar

1

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty

3

Buddhist temple within a Shinto shrine; temple attached to a shrine

1

easy task; no problem

3

one-to-one; one-on-one

1

to be opposite; to face each other

1

obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden

1

dispersing; breaking up; running away

1

turnip (Brassica rapa)

1

very hungry; starving; ravenous

1

equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent

3

to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

3

great cause; moral law; justice

1

to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar

1

darkness

1

-ish; -like

2

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

2

moral way of life; correct path; moral principles

1

zest for living; energy to live

2

inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary

1

if not ...; unless ...

3

naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

1

an arrow; a retort

2

retaliation; revenge

1

to be stingy; to be tightfisted

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

3

share; portion; quota; cut

1

seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent

1

three minutes

1

whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity

1

cloud

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