jpdb beta

I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference

2

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

1

to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall

1

to sob

1

fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)

1

battery; cell

1

to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend

1

second hand (of clock)

1

to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)

2

warmth

1

to overhear

2

program (e.g. TV); programme

3

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

call; visit

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

2

single; solo; solitary; just one; only one

1

grave; solemn; stern; authoritative; hard (e.g. fact)

1

no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine

1

difficult to ...; hard to ...

2

even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing

3

severe; strict; tough; hard

1

fishing rod

1

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

2

change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

4

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

3

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth

1

materials; data; document

2

life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

1

unrelated

4

frankness; impulsiveness

1

critical

1

far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

1

actually; really

2

distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness

1

to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour

1

oneself; myself

2

to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death); to bequeath

1

to shake; to waver; to tremble

1

(not) one

1

criminal investigation

1

individual; private person; personal; private

2

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

2

to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down

1

oh; yes; huh?; hm?

2

to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to

1

even if not; even without

1

gossip

1

there's no smoke without fire

1

calamity; misfortune

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