jpdb beta

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into

1

foolish question

3

my; our; one's own

4

older brother

2

to embrace each other

1

brother complex; excessive attachment to one's brother; black contemporary (music)

1

to boil down; to concentrate (soup, milk, stock, etc.); to reach a conclusion; to conclude a discussion

1

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

2

one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

1

ill-bred; vulgar; boorish

2

way of calling

2

to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

5

daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor

1

thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting

3

identification tag

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registration; accession; register; entry; record

1

sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child

1

proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim

1

persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story

1

name of the emperor

4

conscience

1

left utterly helpless (e.g. by a curt reply or refusal); have no one to turn to; unapproachable

1

(somebody else's) parents; both parents

1

an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)

2

wrong; different; not like that

1

last position; previous job; predecessor

1

chimney sweeping (cleaning)

1

coal mine; (coal) pit; colliery; coal-mine shaft

2

member

1

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

cardinal (Catholic church)

25

audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)

1

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

2

just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

1

fumes from an explosion

1

to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

2

command; lead; generalship; leadership

1

high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy

1

to covet; to lust for

1

beehive; hive; something full of holes; (fig.) Swiss cheese; honeycomb tripe; wall of a cow's second stomach

1

to swarm; to gather

4

ant

1

appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

3

person (generally male) who won't learn their lesson; persistent jerk

1

gun; rifle; small arms

11

stray bullet

1

(ammunition) cartridge; shell case

2

order (esp. to a number of people); command; ritual of bowing at start and end of school class

1