jpdb beta

borrowed thing

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station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier

2

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

2

to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize

1

to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down

1

severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

3

moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)

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gesture; charades (game)

2

less than; under; below

1

to slip through; to make one's way through quickly

1

to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in

3

tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

3

to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side

4

abdomen

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handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering

1

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

4

to stick into; to pierce; to run into

3

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at

1

top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

softly; mildly; gently; politely

1

to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass

1

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

2

to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)

2

large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university

2

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

4

feel uneasy; on tenterhooks; in suspense; on pins and needles

1

to be petrified; to be unable to move; to be paralyzed (with horror); to be stupefied (with amazement)

1

to hug someone close; to hold someone tight; to embrace closely

2

(not) even once; (not) ever

1

to lay down; to wear (a sword, etc.) at one's side

1

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

5

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

2

observation; survey; watching

1

to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

1

best; vest

1

antique; vintage item

1

to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve

2

edge of blade

1

busy; hurried; confused; flurried

3

right beside; close to; nearby

2

back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

5

to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on

2

to keep standing

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more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once

2

watch-keeping; guard; lookout

2

to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)

1

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

4

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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