jpdb beta

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)

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to go downhill; to go down a slope

2

to the end; to the last

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); very

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to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off

2

Japan

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Earth; the globe

2

aeroplane; airplane; aircraft

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

3

church; congregation

4

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

to watch steadily; to stare

1

it's no joke; gimme a break!

1

paltry amount of money; cheapness; worthlessness; three one-mon coins

1

daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments

1

selfish; self-seeking; self-interested; mean

1

upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person

1

to write a novel

3

miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable

2

close; intimate; on good terms

1

Jonathan

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

1

opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes)

1

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

1

place of destination

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

2

chickpea (Cicer arietinum); garbanzo bean

1

cemetery; graveyard

1

tombstone; gravestone

1

to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop

1

one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon

1

to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice

1

to offer; to sacrifice; to dedicate

1

visit to a grave

2

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

2

now that; since; so long as; because

1

for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account

1

to make something look better; to put into (good, better) shape; to put up a front; to pose; to pretend

1

to talk together

1

self; oneself

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decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

weight stone (placed on pickles)

2

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

1

glove; mitten; mitt

3

bare hand; empty hand

1

to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled

1

liking; taste; choice

1

fainting in agony

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allophone; strange noise

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