jpdb beta

dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity

2

-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

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clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire

1

older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)

2

the two; both

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royal capital; imperial capital

3

distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion

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town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

1

eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son

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(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback

2

duty; function; office; mission; task; role

1

stay; sojourn

1

second son

1

commercial school

2

high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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managing (to raise funds, find time, etc.); contriving; scraping together (money); working out (a plan, solution, etc.); thinking out; devising

1

being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)

1

pursuing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side

1

to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit

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search; lookup; hunt; (item of) research; exploration; investigation

4

person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute

3

growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)

4

time; season; period; phase; stage

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

5

please; if you would; somehow or other; one way or another; whether (or not); if

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

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quickly; swishing; whooshing

1

practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)

1

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

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rising; ascending; climbing

2

physical ability

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

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to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)

1

even (e.g. even a child)

2

instant; moment; for an instant

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silence (not speaking); muteness

3

next day

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to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede

2

practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection

1

first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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each time

2

one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission

1

trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

1

have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary

1

occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up

1

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

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illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

3

easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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