jpdb beta

humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts

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to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)

1

to push aside; to thrust aside; to brush aside; to reject; to remove; to take out

3

tickling; restlessly; hurriedly; kitchy-koo; goochie-goo

2

straw mat used as a bag for carrying earth

2

forehead; brow

2

looks; features

3

experiment; experimentation

2

group; party; team; squad; section

1

charge (electrical); recharging; charge (fee); topping up (a contactless smart card); recharging; refuelling; charge

1

early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar

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to induce sleep; to cause drowsiness

1

person with whom to speak; someone to talk to; companion; advisor; adviser

1

to nod off (while sitting); to doze off; (lit.) to row a boat

1

blessing; grace

2

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

3

to lie down; to throw oneself down

2

treating (someone) like they are air; ignoring (someone)

1

Sei Shōnagon (author and poet of the middle Heian period)

1

to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully

2

basketball

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direct descent; direct line

1

rice seedling

2

basketball club

1

listener's role

2

disorder; chaos; confusion

1

behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing

1

excited; enthusiastic; high-tensile (e.g. steel); high-voltage (e.g. circuit); high-tension (e.g. current)

1

studying very hard; studying like mad

2

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

4

theme music; theme tune; theme song

2

dressing room

3

dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder

2

bath towel

2

breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas

2

minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum

2

to be possible (in terms of time, money, etc.); to be able (to do); to fit (schedule, budget)

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clothes (that one is wearing); wearing clothes

1

washing (someone else's body); scrubbing each other

1

taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes

1

item; article; clause; section; point

1

wind; gas; fart

1

clink; clatter; clang

3

with a click

3

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

2

medley; medley relay (swimming)

1

(foot) race; sprint

1

repayment; reimbursement; refund; redemption

1

fictitious bill; dishonoured bill; bad check; empty promise

1

thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate

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