jpdb beta

delightful; satisfying; gratifying; brisk; piquant

2

to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself

3

to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange

1

bold; daring; audacious

1

to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)

1

offstage; backstage; behind the scenes

1

to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)

1

throw; throwing; resigning (a game of shogi, go, etc.); giving up; selling at a loss; sell-off

1

steering (of a boat); steerage

1

at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now

1

to degenerate; to lapse into

1

to meet; to assemble; to congregate

2

unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite

1

inland sea; inlet; gulf; (arch.) lake

2

depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric

1

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1

to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention

1

data; datum

3

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); the underlying principles of the cosmos (in neo-Confucianism)

1

lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass

1

at the window; by the window; next to the window

1

angel

1

to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

1

to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc

1

bundle; bunch; sheaf

1

to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous

1

direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

1

lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap

1

to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

4

feigned ignorance

1

to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on

1

original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal

2

be (that) as it may; having said that

1

peek; peeping; peeking

2

acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)

1

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

1

report; paper; reportage

2

description; account

1

middle part; medium depth (water); medium layer; medium-size; mid-level; medium-rise (building)

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

nineteen; 19

1

century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)

1

meaning; called; said

1

science and technology; technology; scientific techniques

1

progress; advance; improvement; development

1

scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer

1

natural (ability)

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