jpdb beta

ladle; (hen's) egg

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thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee

2

as soon as; right after

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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gluttony

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to expel; to drive out

1

to bring someone along

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older sister; elder sister

3

itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager

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to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

1

wariness

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to lay bare; to expose; to reveal

1

with a crack; with a snap; firmly; sharply; precisely; properly

1

gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit

2

source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison

1

receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death

1

Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)

1

self-sufficiency; self-containment; autonomy; self-absorption

1

doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness

1

form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

2

to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

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to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot

1

keeping things tidy and in order

1

poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

1

storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting

1

shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

here and there; everywhere

1

to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)

1

boisterous merrymaking; racket; spree

1

mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with

1

drinking party; banquet; feast

1

things one is carrying; things one has on one's person; thing one owns; one's property; mistress; lover

1

to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means

1

these

1

to make use of; to use (money) for; to lend (money); to advance (e.g. a loan); to accommodate (someone) with

1

(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely

1

educational visit (e.g. by a class); field trip

1

editor (in publishing, etc.)

1

pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

1

buying and reading (book, magazine, etc.); subscribing (incl. free subscriptions); taking (e.g. newspaper)

1

back issue (of a publication); back number; number (on the back of a player's uniform); shirt number

1

publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)

1

invisible; unseen; vague; mysterious; imaginary

1

to buy up

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