jpdb beta

simple; plain; modest; frugal; reserved

1

to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred

1

when one was a very young child; very early in one's life

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to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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collective defense

3

pact; convention; agreement

3

joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

1

mother

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently

1

by all means; at all costs; absolutely

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

1

yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration

1

taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)

8

promptly; quickly

1

measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy

4

start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)

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to be absorbed in reading; to get lost in reading; to be immersed in (a book)

2

note; memorandum; memo; memoirs; personal account

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

adult; grown-up

2

to well (up); to gush out (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to sweat; to feel emotions (e.g. joy, bravery, etc.); to spring up (e.g. an idea, emotions, clouds)

1

exaltation; emotional uplift

1

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

1

armed might; military power; the sword; force

1

universe; cosmos; space

1

activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture

1

four thousand; 4,000

3

corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)

1

stage (of a theatre, concert hall, etc.); stage performance; stage production; setting (of a story); scene; sphere (of activity)

1

all; every

1

mediation; arbitration; conciliation (e.g. in civil or family court, leading to a settlement based on mutual concessions); mediation (of a labor dispute, by a labor relations commission)

1

how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name

1

to go on reading

1

as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to

1

awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion

1

to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail

1

(not) even once; (not) ever

3

clock; watch; timepiece

1

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

2

government secretariat

1

office (e.g. the Oval Office)

1

to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.

1

huge mound; heap; pile

1

admirable; laudable

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