jpdb beta

to take a load off

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relieved; refreshed; frank; candid; easy-going

1

collection (of art, stamps, etc.); collecting; collection (i.e. a range of new clothes); fashion show

2

extracurricular lesson

3

headdress; hair ornament

2

covered with; stained; smeared

5

rubber ball

2

skill; proficiency; dexterity; flattery

2

coupled with; together

2

to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high

2

household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband

3

widow

2

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

2

dejectedly; in low spirits; downheartedly

2

gloomy; melancholy

1

engagingly; cordially; amiably; sociably; hospitably

3

modesty; self-control; discretion

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

teatime; tea break; coffee break

1

to lure (someone) toward one; to lure (into); to entice

1

blackened; black-painted; black-lacquered; blackened thing

2

adult man

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

to be crabby; to be unsociable; to be snippy; to be irritable

1

funny; amusing

3

narrow escape from death

1

standard; set; routine; decided

1

patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

1

miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors (in Okinawa)

1

neck of a horse

1

hunter; huntsman

1

free will

1

in the end; after all is said and done

1

joint struggle; common (united) front

1

concern; interest

1

exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured

3

please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail

1

mineral

1

shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)

6

skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good

1

just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new

1

little by little; bit by bit; sparingly

1

gently; airily; fluffily

1

to express; to show

1

to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed

2

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

2

living together; coexistence

1

to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off

1

remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)

1

earth (color, colour); ashen; deathly pale

1