jpdb beta

to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate

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practice; practising; training; study

2

teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)

2

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

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to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand

2

lazy; idle; indolent; slothful

1

life; living; livelihood; (one's) living

2

frivolous; flippant; superficial; flattery; (insincere) compliments

1

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

3

actually; in fact; as a matter of fact

1

survival rate

1

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

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whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

1

to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house

1

doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")

2

to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize

1

alcohol; sake

3

pouring alcohol; person pouring alcohol (esp. a woman)

1

I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that

11

to flick off; to give (someone) the flick; to send (something) flying; to hit (a person); to knock down

2

meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody

1

knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

5

to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

1

to smile

2

to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin

1

young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth

1

to put on airs; to swagger; to act self-importantly

1

sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing

1

to grow old; to age

1

adult; grown-up

1

to rage; to storm (at); to be furious; to enthuse; to speak enthusiastically; to speak with vigour

2

mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)

6

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

2

to harden one's heart; to steel oneself

1

to encourage; to cheer on; to cheer (someone) up; to raise (one's voice)

1

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

1

with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)

1

littering; (carelessly) tossing away

2

to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with

1

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

1

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

3

even though things may appear this way

1

junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school

1

committee member

8

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

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long time (since the last time); first in a long time

1

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

5

field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken

8

end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap

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