jpdb beta

to not believe one's ears

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estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately

2

(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very

2

black clothes

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stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

1

a moment; a minute; an instant; stubborn; obstinate

1

knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning

1

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

1

thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale

1

individual; private person; personal; natural person

1

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

2

each other; one another

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stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)

2

tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den

1

huh!; oh; wow; I see

1

at once; immediately; right now

1

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

1

to thrust away; to send flying

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slightly; faintly

2

to blush; to redden

2

to resolve; to ready (oneself); to make up one's mind

1

I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)

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easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all

1

as if nothing had happened

1

garden; park

1

inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip

1

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

2

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

departure; departing from ...; sent from ...; (a letter, etc.) dated ...; counter for engines (on an aircraft); counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

great sage

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gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; school; phylum; division; counter for cannons

3

ivy (esp. Boston ivy, Parthenocissus tricuspidata)

2

vine; bine; bow; temple arm; connections; contacts

1

to be entwined; to be involved

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hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

3

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

1

itself; himself; herself

1

birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world

1

to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

4

curse; spell; malediction

2

only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)

1

sharp (words); harsh (manner, tone, etc.); hostile (mood, attitude, etc.); spiky; prickly; jagged

1

thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp

1

to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)

1

to bring someone along

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to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

1