jpdb beta

alternative name; alternate name; assumed name of a customer in a brothel (for anonymity); stage name

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say; well; um; er

1

poor hearing

1

indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

1

ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

4

evening sun; setting sun

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

1

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

2

equipment; device; installation; stage setting

1

sixteen; 16

4

sitting down; sitting up; sit!

2

orphanage

5

half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)

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father; father (e.g. of a discipline); pioneer (e.g. of field of research); God; Father

5

(someone else's) parents; both parents

3

to die; to pass away

2

to name

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to become famous

2

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

1

pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad

1

measure; step; action

2

to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down

1

to fail to hear; to miss

2

foolish; stupid

1

female student

6

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

2

as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

closing; closure; shutdown; lockout

7

unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy

1

mystery; wonder

2

source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root

1

to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture

1

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

2

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

1

to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear

1

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

2

to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict

1

however; because; as

1

unfortunately

1

stirring; slight movement

1

the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life

4

to shuffle one's feet; to trample underfoot

1

stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe

1

another; different; something else

1

direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means

1

from here; from this place

1

somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why

1

to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

1

huge; gigantic; enormous

5

to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open

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