jpdb beta

ascent; uphill; upward slope; (gradual) upturn; increase

1

miniature; miniature figure; miniature model

1

upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite

1

world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign

1

sorrow; grief; anguish; anxiety; worry; trouble

1

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

1

to look old-fashioned; to be antique-looking

1

automatic door

1

floor above; floor upstairs

1

goldfish (Carassius auratus)

1

spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

1

holding a sword above one's head (kendo posture); haughty attitude; overbearing manner

1

pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

1

babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying

1

professional duties

1

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)

1

very deeply

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hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam

1

brand new

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look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...

1

entrance hall

3

handrail; railing; banister

1

piled up high; in a heap

1

left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol

1

to fall completely silent; to become still as death

1

talk; conversation; informal expression of opinion; off-the-cuff remarks; discourse

1

to leave open

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brand-new article; new item

1

unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)

1

to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

2

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)

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writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)

1

remainder; the rest; what is left

1

to step over or across; to overcome

1

using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately

2

pulpy; soppy; sloppy; untidy; in a disarray

1

to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

1

to be imaginable; to be conceivable

1

fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends

4

to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)

1

to tear up and throw away

3

quirky; idiosyncratic

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps

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

1

bathroom

3

washbasin; washstand

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