jpdb beta

difficult to ...; hard to ...

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage

1

to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

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lately; recently; nowadays

8

now that you say that; now that you mention it

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market

1

(a) few; some; several

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past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

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hair; fur; wool; down; plumage

4

recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest

1

grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

3

to be bewildered; to be perplexed

1

light and darkness; light and shade

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change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension

3

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

3

irritating; aggravating; upsetting

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miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic

1

in large drops

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

2

lips

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to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly

2

to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase

1

lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful

1

wave; ups and downs

2

de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-

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for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while

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eye drops; eyewash

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daily routine; daily work; daily lesson

2

tooth

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polish; improvement; burnishing

4

inn with hot spring facilities; hot spring inn; hot spring ryokan; onsen ryokan

1

thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)

1

towel

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to rub; to scrub; to scrape

2

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

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to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain

1

if I (we, etc.) could

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to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

1

to brush one's teeth

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to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse

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gap; space

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with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay

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to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

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to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell

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liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity

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several drops

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