jpdb beta

little by little

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to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post

12

crouched burial

1

each; respectively

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taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment

1

window

1

to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

2

does not seem; unlikely; improbable

1

aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!

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to break through (e.g. one's doubts); to become unbound by (e.g. the past); to allay (e.g. anger); to burst (e.g. a boil)

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting

1

hair (on the head)

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

1

hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit

1

teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder

1

amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity

2

since when; from when; how long

2

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

1

son; penis

1

from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth

2

playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)

1

serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

2

inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)

3

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event

1

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on

5

wetland; marsh

1

book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter

1

bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)

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alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay

3

to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)

3

all present; all concerned; all of us

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

4

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

1

to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use

1

as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all

3

I; me; you; manservant

6

room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable

1

living room (Western style); sitting room

1

holiday; day off; sleep; rest; Good night

2

hey!; over here!; OK; gotcha; yep

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance

2

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

1

morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

1

time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

4

to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)

3

freight car; van

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