jpdb beta

choral chanting; chanting in chorus (e.g. at a demonstration)

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eyesore; offensive sight; offense to the eye; obstruction (to the view of something)

2

birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin

2

silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

1

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

8

very unlikely to ...; showing no signs of ...

1

good performance; good work; great success

3

purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce

2

soil fertility; soil quality; productivity of the soil

1

to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

2

familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old acquaintance; old friend; (a) regular

3

simplification

2

feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers

1

to besmirch; to sully

1

to take up space; to occupy space

1

chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

2

pair; the two; both persons; both things

6

nonchalant air; unruffled air

3

to become keen on; to get passionate about

1

causing a stir; causing a commotion; making a fuss; troublemaker; person who causes a stir

5

to interrupt; to butt in

1

to remove; to take away; to clear away; to tear down; to pull down; to demolish

1

to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil

1

disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful

1

sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

2

we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual

2

crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers

2

closure (of a ceremony, event, meeting, etc.)

3

to indicate; to show; to point to

2

3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

3

final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding

2

home area; home town; local

4

return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)

1

overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest

2

no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...

3

all's well that ends well; it will all come good in the end

1

to smear; to daub; to shift (the blame onto someone else)

1

to swing one's arms greatly while walking; to act freely; to be brazen

1

next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

4

surprise; something unexpected

4

to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

1

restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

1

fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic

3

stale; hackneyed; clichéd

1

fault; flaw; weak point; shortcoming

1

to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate

4

comfort; consolation; diversion

5

in large drops

2

to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape

1

calendar; almanac

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