jpdb beta

reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos

2

third year of high school; third-year high-school student

1

to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon

1

way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression

1

how long; how much; to what extent

1

to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped

2

to confess one's love; to profess one's feelings

2

to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think

1

relation; relationship

1

to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive

1

worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst

1

love letter

1

letter; missive; note; mail

1

meaning; called; said

1

postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)

1

postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier

1

opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person

1

arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases

1

effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving

2

as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

1

to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous

1

look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!

1

unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected

1

than; from; out of; except; but; more

3

previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance

2

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

1

to win; to gain victory

3

continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago

1

to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)

1

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

1

the last moment; the very end

1

divorce

2

retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking

1

in those days

1

(some) more; even more; longer; further

2

terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

1

to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered

2

sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

2

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

1

and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

1

to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?

1

pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize

1

to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)

1

good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

1

to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

1

coward; dastard

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