jpdb beta

to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into

3

to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to

1

(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

1

both; (not) either

2

the latter

1

the former

1

question; query

3

to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution

1

common; usual

1

father

1

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

2

direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)

2

there being no use in arguing (about it)

2

to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together

1

tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

1

to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize

1

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely

4

physical disorder

1

thick; dense; rich (as in taste or content); crowded

1

to go; to come

1

to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order

2

the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

1

to solve a mystery

1

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

2

conversation; conference (usu. between important people); discussion; interview

1

end; close; termination

2

admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled

2

bag; satchel; briefcase; basket

2

pocket

2

possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely

4

one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month

2

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

1

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

oneself; myself

2

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

1

cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike

1

to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up

4

to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

1

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

2

to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with

1

collapsing in the middle of a bout; breaking down (while in the middle of something); faltering halfway

1

opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse

1

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

2

to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)

2

mysterious; bewitching; alluring; enticing; enchanting

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