jpdb beta

to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious

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like that; so

4

clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously

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making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)

2

such; like that; in that way

3

handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission

1

auntie; older woman

1

long ago; once upon a time

1

village

2

difference in social standing; difference in social position

1

samurai; warrior; military family

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

2

relation; relationship

4

to tear up; to tear off; to rip up; to separate (e.g. a couple); to disrupt (a relationship)

1

sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope

1

daily visit (of worship); frequent visit

1

every evening; every night

2

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

1

(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway

1

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

2

sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

1

to put one's heart into; to devote oneself to

1

hundred days; lengthy time

2

heart attack; to have a heart attack

1

(dying) suddenly; (breaking) brittly; with a snap; softly and swellingly

1

and they all lived happily ever after; having a happy ending; ending without incident

1

curse; spell; malediction

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

2

keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)

1

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

2

to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival

2

to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)

2

epiglottis

1

isn't it?

2

to omit; to leave out; to overtake; to pass; to say; to speak

1

damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very

2

to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

5

tradition; legend

1

to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to

2

tone; manner of speaking

1

insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

3

something; nothing (with neg. verb)

3

sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly

1

to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)

1

make no progress; remain unsettled

1

spite; frustration; vexation

1

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

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violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

1

to make a sound

2

pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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