jpdb beta

precisely because

3

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

1

to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try

1

to commit a crime; to commit a sin

1

to ponder; to brood

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

4

eardrum; tympanic membrane

1

small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)

1

musical note; note symbol; phonetic symbol (incl. the kanji and kana-doubling symbols, vowel-lengthening symbol, etc.); part of a kanji for which the role is primarily to represent the pronunciation (as opposed to the meaning)

1

to narrow (e.g. eyes)

1

to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)

1

very strange; odd; queer

1

raw materials; ingredients

1

presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation

3

one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

3

lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy

2

ridiculous; absurd

2

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

1

sigh; long breath

5

panting; gasping; heavy breathing

1

erogenous zone

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

contracting a disease

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side

3

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

3

largish; biggish; a little bit larger

2

both hands; both arms; ten

3

smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful

1

to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest

1

geography

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

2

lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)

2

increase; rise; growth; addition; increment

2

shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear

3

downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst

1

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

2

shin; shank; lower leg

4

principle of leverage

1

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

5

steel

1

to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy

1

protein

1

bumpy (e.g. of a rash); knobbly; pimply; easily cut

2

to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

4

addition and deletion; taking out and putting in; plugging and unplugging; making do; getting by; managing

2

rim; brim; edge; brink

3

to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to

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