jpdb beta

promptly

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to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard

2

the other day; a few days ago

2

a bit more; a bit longer

1

to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on

1

to stiffen; to become stiff

3

light (color, colour, taste); simple; plain; frank; candid; ingenuous

1

to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength

1

pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

1

economical; economy size; family size (esp. of packaged food)

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

2

stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy

1

to embrace

1

relatedness; associativity; relation; relationship; relevance

1

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy

1

meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting

2

beauty and fortune seldom go together; the beautiful die young

1

misfortune; short life; evil fate

3

full; in plenty; ample

1

dozens; scores of; decades

1

preface; introduction; preamble

1

on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)

2

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

to go past; to pass; to pass by

3

(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all

2

abominable; detestable

2

not necessarily so; is not always true

1

to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)

1

China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

Three Kingdoms period (of Chinese history, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms period (of Korean history, 57 BCE-668 CE)

1

Wu; region in China, south of the lower Yangtze; Wu; Southern Wu; Wu; Eastern Wu

1

Sonken

2

followers; subordinates; being under someone's command

1

military commander

1

on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

2

attack; charge; raid

1

lord; master

1

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

1

the first and second; a few

1

counter for places, parts, passages, etc.

1

all but dead; half killed

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

1

to survive

1

distinguished war service; merit of war

1

one army; whole army; first string players; the cool kids; the popular kids

1

commander; general; leader

2

establishing oneself in life; success in life

1