jpdb beta

to strike each other; to come to blows; to fight; to say (useless things, facetious remarks, etc.) to each other

1

rage; fury; exasperation; indignation

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to plan one's next moves; to work out a plan

1

all; everything

1

to exercise one's authority (over); to influence; to glare (at); to scowl; to glower

1

to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to

1

to run aground; to strike a rock; to be stranded on a reef; to reach a deadlock; to come to a standstill; to run into difficulties

1

to leave to take its own course; to let a matter take care of itself

1

leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing

1

rearrangement; reorganization; recounting (an event)

1

re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal

1

plastic sleeve (documents); sheet protector; clear file

9

paste; glue; clothing starch

1

tape

1

as anyone can see

2

abominable; detestable

1

to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed

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to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse

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napa cabbage (Brassica rapa subsp. pekinensis); nappa cabbage; Chinese cabbage

2

article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

1

reproduction; duplication; reprinting

2

intellectual crime; white-collar crime; intellectual criminal; smart criminal

1

tying up; binding; total; sum; conclusion (e.g. of a gathering); end; final meal after a drinking party

2

has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)

1

doing ... until one goes bankrupt; doing ... until one goes broke; falling short of (one's reputation); failing to live up to (one's appearance); falling through (e.g. of a plan)

1

week

1

armchair theory; impracticable plan; unworkable idea

1

craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme

1

pot of chicken or seafood, and vegetables in a dashi broth, usu. cooked at the table (traditionally a winter meal); seafood and vegetable stew or chowder

2

special make; deluxe

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juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)

1

kanji "dotted cliff" radical (radical 53)

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wintertime; winter season

1

living together (of two people)

3

housekeeper

2

housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters

2

kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool

1

new building; new construction

1

including (all of); -wide (e.g. company-wide); with (everyone); (concerning) the entirety of; all of

2

(husband and wife) both working; dual income

1

one's (living) environment

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loan; lawn (grass); lawn (linen or cotton fabric)

1

to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of

1

to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine

1

ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.

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it's not over yet; you haven't seen anything yet; it's not over until the fat lady sings; it's too soon to tell; we're not out of the woods

1

working on a day off

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mental; psychological; physical

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full-time housewife; stay-at-home homemaker

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item; article; dish; course; finest item

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