jpdb beta

to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically

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book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

4

to engrave; to carve out

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largish; biggish; a little bit larger

2

to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know

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to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible

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direct; immediate; personal; firsthand

3

to not understand what somebody is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about

2

calm; composed; cool; quiet

4

stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

1

to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin

1

opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor

1

long telephone conversation; being on the phone for a long time

1

(one's) sleeping hours; hours of sleep

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

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

6

women's dormitory

2

to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up

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(telephone) call; (telephone) ring; shout; call; call loan (e.g. 30-day call); call money

2

to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished

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one's habitual behaviour (behavior)

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blessing; grace

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faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2

convenient

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telephone booth; telephone box

2

horse laugh; guffaw; wild laughter

2

box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)

1

to push back

1

such-and-such a place

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beast; brute; animal

3

cage; pen; (jail) cell

1

to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

2

junior high school student; middle school pupil

2

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

digital camera

3

sound of a camera shutter; sound of water splashing

1

stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

1

warming up; warm-up

2

capybara

4

tote bag

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ticket machine; ticket-vending machine

2

spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop

2

ticket

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fertile, productive field

2

underground train; subway

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to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

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