jpdb beta

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

6

to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)

1

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

1

pitch black

1

to be sooty; to be stained

1

made of copper

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plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

2

grey; gray; ashen

1

to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate

1

logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel

1

what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about

1

way to die; means of dying; quality of one's death

1

dark-natured; gloomy; dour; moody; insular; glum

2

to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said

2

health; healthy; sound; fit

2

natural span of life; 250 years old

2

proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly

1

hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little

2

activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

1

stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)

1

might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...

2

maybe; could be; might

4

suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

1

pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance

2

shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

1

suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange

6

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

3

while; during (the time when)

1

to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry

1

to fall ill; to be taken ill

1

to mean

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anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

1

one's last moment; one's death; one's end

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

3

future (usually near); prospects

6

pessimistic; gloomy

1

therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason

2

unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty

4

aloneness; loneliness; solitude

1

youth; young man

1

(in) my own way

2

to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank

2

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

2

tone

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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representative; exemplary; model

1

coming out (as gay, etc.)

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to quit one's job; to resign

1

sense of justice

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