jpdb beta

yourself; himself; herself

3

desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application

5

to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill

3

for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of

5

indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); pardon; excuse; justification; making amends for a previous misdoing

1

to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

2

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

4

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

1

outrageous; preposterous; most improper; most unreasonable; inexcusable; unpardonable

2

fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

1

to lecture; to read aloud; to devise (e.g. a strategy); to work out (e.g. a tactic); to confer; to hold conference (with)

1

had better; is advisable

5

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

3

the place for; the time for; the level of

2

needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry

3

strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness

2

full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself

2

as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever

2

don't you think?; indicates question

5

several years; a few years

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

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

2

(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

1

which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow

4

right; correct; proper; righteous; just

3

to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

3

feelings of guilt

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clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though

3

love; affection

3

refusal; rejection

5

to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

3

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

6

gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180 ml; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 square meters; one-tenth of the distance from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum

1

to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

5

hating; strongly disliking

1

to become pale; to turn pale

3

intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

1

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

1

association; socializing; socialising; fellowship

5

to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble

1

to be given up; to be discontinued

2

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright

2

disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination

4

dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

6

grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult

1

manly; masculine; like a man

3

to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out

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