jpdb beta

training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices

1

(a) touch of; tinge of; wreath (e.g. of smoke); one stroke; one brush

2

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

2

clear; precise; definite; distinct

3

on and after; as from; hereafter; thereafter; since

4

older brother

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to rush over; to run up to

2

approximate age; age range

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

1

beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...

1

pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely

5

to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size

2

tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

2

dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

1

fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

1

age 10

2

to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat

4

together; jointly; at the same time; with; both

4

skill; dexterity; master hand

1

there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of

2

a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a

1

being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

1

still (continuing); as ever; further

1

old age

1

samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight

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to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire

2

genius; prodigy; natural gift

2

like; as if; the same as

5

to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)

2

to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

1

to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten

2

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

1

older brother; elder brother

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

1

jealousy; envy

2

pressure

1

to torment; to torture; to harass

1

friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement

2

factional infighting (conflict); antagonism between factions

2

to take advantage (of somebody's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

2

gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance

3

siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate

3

to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

2

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

to pray; to wish

2

thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

1

girls' talk

3

pilgrimage; pilgrim

8

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

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