jpdb beta

fundamental; basic

2

conclusion; completion

1

sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

1

weather forecast; weather report

1

paddy field; farm

1

scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

those (near the second person)

1

snow storm; blizzard

1

advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner

1

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts

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roadway

2

borderline; boundary

2

road; highway

2

soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

2

platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

2

to shake off

1

other side; opposite side; other party

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

1

eyelid

4

flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)

1

floundering while nearly drowning; suffering

1

to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)

1

which; what (way)

2

cold wind

1

condensed milk; Soviet Union

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

a long time ago

1

to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust

1

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

2

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

feelings of guilt

1

by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing

1

distinction; differentiation; classification

2

to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

2

people

2

spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)

1

successively; one after another

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postwar period; period after Second World War

1

black market

1

activity; briskness; prosperity

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knot; tying; bundle; lumping; conclusion; ending

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