jpdb beta

we

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jus sanguinis; principle that citizenship is determined by that of one's parents

1

to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick

1

correction; revision; amendment

1

mockery; derision; ridicule

3

bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread

3

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

5

as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively

2

it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...

4

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

3

to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order

2

section (i.e. of text); sentence; phrase; verse (of 5 or 7 mora in Japanese poetry; of 4, 5, or 7 characters in Chinese poetry); haiku; first 17 morae of a renga, etc.; maxim

1

to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply

5

dismissal (from a position); discharge

3

to be entwined; to be involved

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to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with

2

disqualification; unfitness; noncompliance

1

mistake; error; fault; slip; blunder; omission

2

obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

3

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

1

funds; capital

1

communism; Communist Party

1

social form

1

to take away; to carry off

4

to say a word; to say something; to speak briefly; to give a quick holler; to let (someone) know

1

point of reference; reference point

2

bad habit; vice

4

unavoidable; no help for

2

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

1

concentration; diligence; asceticism; zeal in one's quest for enlightenment; adherence to a vegetarian diet

1

needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide

6

to be; to exist; to be

1

to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful

2

whining (to get one's way); tantrum

1

being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem

1

refreshing (e.g. feeling, scene, wind, morning air); brisk; bracing; fresh; refreshed

2

direct unforked road; straight path

2

acid; sourness; sour taste

1

6th in rank; sixth sign of the Chinese calendar

1

judge; appraiser

1

physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence

1

to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)

1

suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy

1

belatedly; though a little too late

1

to rise gradually; to rise slowly; to come up from below the stage (by being lifted up on the stage elevator)

1

gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)

2

to have to pay the price (for past mistakes); to have one's past catching up with one; to have the bill come due (for past actions)

1

evacuation route; escape route (for evacuees)

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to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind

1

helplessly; easily; without resistance; without regret

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