jpdb beta

entrepreneur; person who starts a new business

1

to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

1

sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)

1

to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold

1

simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

2

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

1

grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence

1

excellent; very good; exultant; elated

2

assassination

2

darkness

1

suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously

1

demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance

1

leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader

6

with a sudden rush; in a mad rush; all at once

1

restriction; restraint; binding; constraint

2

to be unable to stand; to be weak in the knees; to be paralyzed (e.g. with fear) (paralysed); to be dumbfounded

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

moment; brief space of time

1

metal

1

profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately

2

with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)

1

to come to one's senses; to calm down

1

important; essential; significant; major; key; principal

4

inro; seal case; pill box; medicine case

2

Uzumasa

1

souvenir

1

shop

1

all year round; all the time; year in and year out

1

precious; valuable

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

baseball

1

ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

5

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

6

overall; general; as a whole

1

gold (colour, color)

2

stained glass

1

joint; seam; joining point

1

weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)

1

colourful; colorful; multicoloured; various; varied; variegated

1

to shed light; to cast light

1

hundred-yen store; 100 yen shop

1

to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)

2

bouncy ball

1

gum; rubber; eraser; condom

1

make; manufacture; -made; made of ...; made in ...

1

all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

1

true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses

4

as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly

1

about 80%; almost certainly; mostly

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

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