jpdb beta

image; figure; figure; form; image

1

old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

1

dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

1

to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

1

each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of

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laughingstock; butt of ridicule

2

tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

1

to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

1

straying; wandering (off course)

1

it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

2

stirring; rousing oneself

1

relativity; relative; facing (e.g. a problem); confronting

1

rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

1

earthenware; porcelain; china; Seto ware; ceramic ware from Seto (Aichi Prefecture)

1

crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

1

weak point; weakness

1

overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

1

degree of difficulty; difficulty level

2

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

6

not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

1

fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

2

to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)

4

constructive

1

rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly

2

to talk (someone) down; to argue (someone) into silence

1

skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

1

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

offense; offence; method of attack

2

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

2

old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

2

cunning (acquired with age); astute; crafty; sly; wily

3

unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

1

moxibustion; chastisement; scolding

1

fair; fair ball; fair (event)

1

support; backing; patronage

2

thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious

1

to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

3

Aesop's Fables

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north wind; northerly wind

6

traveller; traveler; wayfarer; tourist

3

hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous

1

reflection; reconsideration; introspection; regret; repentance; remorse

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

to flatter; to toady (to); to curry favor (with); to butter up; (lit.) to grind sesame seeds

1

to request earnestly

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to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

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bad-tempered

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strategy; tactics

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