jpdb beta

not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe; not completely displeasing; fairly pleasing

2

becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate

1

to not give in; to be obstinate; to be stubborn; to be perverse

1

to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of

1

to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

2

important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident

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oneself; myself

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human; humane

4

to make (somewhere) one's final home; to make (a place) one's final resting place; to do (something) for the rest of one's life; to devote (the rest of) one's life to (something)

2

one drop (of fluid)

1

first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface

1

service; duty; work

1

shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears

1

sleeping face

1

to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen

4

with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease

1

feel; touch; texture; manner (with others)

1

to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way

2

to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish

1

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

2

limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

1

qualifications; requirements; capabilities

1

to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet

1

absolutely; definitely; unconditionally

1

way of calling (something or someone)

1

tightly; exactly; precisely; close-fitting (e.g. suit); firm (body); lean

1

to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into

3

root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

1

far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

3

sensual; sexy; voluptuous

1

to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married

1

to fire (from a job); to sack; to dismiss

1

one's superior; higher-up; boss; senior

1

denial; negation; negation; NOT operation

4

to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on

1

crab

1

to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate

1

omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct

2

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

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consumable goods

2

to use and then throw away

2

200; two hundred

2

bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

1

civilization; civilisation; culture; Bunmei era (1469.4.28-1487.7.20)

1

to exchange gunfire; to exchange shots

1

brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved

1

felony; serious crime

1

magician; conjurer

1

invincible; unrivaled; unrivalled; matchless; unbeatable; undefeatable

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