jpdb beta

to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen

1

surely; certainly

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part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)

2

lawn; grass

1

to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

4

sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading

12

to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off

2

to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need

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please (give me); please (do for me)

40

who; what kind of person

3

to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still

2

still; as yet; as of old

1

departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now

21

existence; being

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to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect

13

wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason

9

appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

7

to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

6

truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic

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everyone; anyone; no one; nobody

4

surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid

17

cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship

1

bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry

1

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

155

hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo

118

lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision

10

to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included

3

echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

4

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

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spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention

9

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

7

should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out

64

grasp; catch; understanding

6

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

3

story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend

1

to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)

49

(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion

12

the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit

2

they; them

36

to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)

4

Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure

1

will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)

2

by (means of); with

6

happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness

2

to bring; to take; to bring about

5

trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; kid stuff; puerile trick

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to

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