jpdb beta

to fascinate; to enchant; to possess; to bewitch; to enthrall

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

2

looking good; standing out (in a particular context or setting); appealing (esp. on social media); photogenic; attractive

3

good offices; auspices; sponsorship; village official (during the Edo period)

2

fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)

6

indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

1

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

3

ignoring; disregarding; taking no notice of; refusing to comment on; turning a deaf ear to

1

summer solstice

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

2

especially; particularly; above all; most of all; more than anything else

1

special; exceptional

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to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate

1

noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive

6

duty; obligation

4

to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be

2

working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study); polishing (stones)

1

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

2

mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation

1

to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

5

the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality

4

form; shape; figure; morph

10

baptism; christening; initiation (into a society, group, etc.); baptism; one's first experience of something; baptism (by fire, etc.)

4

spiritual power

3

bare hand; empty hand

3

trial by hot water; putting a person's hand in boiling water to determine their guilt or innocence (with the belief that the innocent would not be scalded)

1

diverse; various; wide-ranging

1

old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days

10

school building; schoolhouse

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test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a graveyard)

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)

7

appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel

6

to dislocate one's back; to be unable to stand up due to fear or surprise

3

prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela

5

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

1

sign; signal; cue

8

one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair

4

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

3

lottery; lot; raffle; draw

3

times

1

failed student; student required to repeat a year

1

satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable

16

extremely rude (impertinent, impolite)

1

to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)

7

each; (arch.) you (plural)

2

unbelievable (extent)

4

distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin

2

headless; decapitated

2

War of the Roses (1455-1485)

1

war; fighting; fierce competition

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