jpdb beta

quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

joke; jest; gag

1

report; information

3

heavenly palace; sky

2

Bordeaux (France); Bordeaux (wine); Bordeaux (color); wine

1

Beaujolais

1

staff member; employee; worker; personnel

2

talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse

2

ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan

3

bulging (esp. of male genitals under clothing)

3

first Sanskrit alphabet letter; Africa; Awa (old province of Japan); (arch.) prefixed to names to show intimacy

2

midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year

2

lake (in place names)

2

being produced in a particular region; local specialty

2

to comfort; to console; to amuse

1

revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration

1

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

1

new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer

1

to go out and away; to leave

2

tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash

1

bowling (esp. tenpin)

1

bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial

1

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

drunk person; (a) drunk; being drunk; getting drunk

1

sympathy; compassion; pity

1

useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated

1

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

2

motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination

1

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

1

the end of the world; the world is beyond saving; there's no hope for the future; this degenerate age; what is this world coming to

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

1

something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time

1

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

ouch; ow

1

a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)

6

bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh

2

to limp; to drag one's feet

1

to make a lasting impression

1

to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

1

afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time

1

actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1

self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing

1

losing weight; slimming; lean person

1

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

1

participation by all

1

OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary

1

meeting up; gathering; assembly; set

1

punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)

1