jpdb beta

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

2

one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha

4

I appreciate your efforts

3

stamina; tenacity

2

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

2

fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience

2

sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style

2

to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to

4

round shape; circle; circular form

1

whiteness

4

nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)

5

tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable

4

quarrel; dispute

5

to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex

1

to seize; to grab; to collar

4

to scrutinize; to scrutinise

8

cannot contain one's anger; can't contain myself; staying angry

1

field of activities; area of activity; range of behavior (behaviour); habitat

1

simultaneously striking one another (in kendo, etc.); draw; tie

1

somehow or other

1

official notice; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) usu. to the general populace

3

to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question

4

to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...

1

to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out

2

to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity

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racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer

3

alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)

1

superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart

2

the other day; lately; recently

1

reverence; awe; respect

3

heated (e.g. debate); passionate

2

to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low

1

fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages

3

random; random sampling

2

pleasantly smiling

3

(not) very; (not) much

3

to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await

1

to succeed; to bear fruit

3

hey; listen

1

oil content

20

trivia; snippet of knowledge

1

tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet

3

female high-school student

1

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

2

conflict; fighting each other

1

extra-large; king-size

1

breeding; raising; rearing

8

almost everyone

1

from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because

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