jpdb beta

to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep

3

long ago; once upon a time

1

James

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foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider

1

to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

1

maybe; could be; might

2

to be thirsty

1

sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly

1

infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover

1

trace; tracks; site; remains; scar

1

dishwasher; dishwashing machine

1

steam; vapour; vapor

1

Mother's Day (2nd Sunday of May)

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present; gift

2

buyer; purchaser

1

hard worker; hardworking person

1

hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house

1

model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

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eleven o'clock

2

notice; notification

2

child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person

2

bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

1

eleven; 11; jack (playing card); Hodgson's hawk-cuckoo (Cuculus fugax); Horsfield's hawk cuckoo

1

to ring; to clang

1

whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard

1

pair; pair-oared boat

1

inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)

4

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)

3

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

3

wheat; barley; oat (oats)

1

aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

2

beer

1

estimation; criticism; comment

1

chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go

1

washing with cold water (without using soap, etc.)

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

1

24 hours; twenty-four hours

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

2

report; paper; reportage

1

when; at what point

1

digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else

4

in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose

1

to get dry

1

freedom; liberty

3

to need; to call for; to require

2

seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)

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more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others

1

to surpass; to outstrip; to excel

2

stability; steadiness; equilibrium

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