jpdb beta

to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

1

to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love

2

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

to wrinkle up (e.g. one's eyebrows, nose, etc.); to furrow; to crimple

2

clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling

1

talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

2

one leap (i.e. skipping intermediate stages); one jump; one step; jumping (with both feet together)

1

simple and clear

1

spiritual exchange; reciprocal flow of feeling

1

chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)

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green; green color

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

2

yen (currency of Japan); circle

1

to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

1

occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade

1

poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty

1

wealthy; rich; affluent

5

relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen

3

elderly housekeeper; elderly maid; wet nurse; nanny

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sense of humiliation

2

as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree

2

virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)

3

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

5

being startled

4

first letter of a word; capital letter (at the start of a word or sentence); initials (of one's name)

4

to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease

1

expression; look; countenance; face

2

to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check

4

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

4

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

1

puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious

4

to look into; to peep into; to peer into

6

ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly

1

to begin to write; to start writing; to write out (e.g. on a blackboard); to extract (and write down); to write down (the important parts); to export

2

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record

1

play; drama

5

a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period

1

immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

2

impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

2

truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance

2

eta; group comprising the lowest rank of Japan's Edo-period caste system and whose work usually involved handling human bodies or animal carcasses

1

certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable

2

How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?

2

being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression

11

um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

1

parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup

1

to exchange greetings

2

celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)

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