jpdb beta

in mourning

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New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January

1

ambition; the Buddha's great vow (to save all people)

1

striking sparks with flint and steel or by rubbing sticks together (usu. to start a fire); fire lit by sparks from flint and steel, etc.; purification ceremony in which sparks are struck in the direction of someone (oft. for good luck)

4

ankle

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

3

left side; left-hand side

2

to become loose; to slacken; to soften

1

stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)

6

good sense

1

paper patch attached to something; paper backing; sticker; notice; poster

5

agent; proxy

3

handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness

1

Ise merchant; shop name of an Ise merchant; (arch.) miser; (arch.) stingy person; (arch.) skinflint

2

shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people

1

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

4

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

2

to play a trick; to put up a false show; to deceive someone; to put on a play; to present a play; to give a play

1

these days; nowadays; today; at this time (of day); at this hour

3

various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)

1

rudely (barging in); straight; directly; without hesitation; without permission

1

to use one's intuition; to use one's instinct; to use one's head

1

whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

4

season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot

1

to let out a cry; to shout

1

to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted

1

corpulence; fatness; obesity

1

food delivery service; catering; walk-on part (in a play or film); background actor; extra

1

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

bow; bowing (and greeting); declining; refusing

1

attendance; presence; appearance

1

intention; inclination; mind; idea; wish; view

1

member of one's in-group (e.g. family member, colleague)

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

short; brief

1

perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem

2

day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)

1

bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling

1

you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just

2

favour; favor

5

end-of-year; year-end

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

1

making do; getting by (somehow); managing

2

to come; to go; to participate; to perform Zen meditation

1

weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation

1

lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk

1

to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake

1

more than usual; especially; particularly

1

somewhat strong; fairly strong; fairly firm

1