jpdb beta

genuine; authentic; true; real

1

Mad Men

1

mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)

4

middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

2

to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

1

effect; virtue; efficacy; impression

1

drying; dried

1

to feel uplifted; to be cheered up; to hearten; to be inspired; to be energized

1

training (esp. in-service); induction course

1

to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by

1

what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement

1

to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well

1

window cleaning

1

first day; opening day

1

hard worker; hardworking person

1

stout heart; strong mind

1

to bear fruit; to ripen

1

book value

1

injury; harm; evil influence; damage

1

to get information out of a person; to begin listening

2

to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish

1

mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil

1

Varo; Varro

5

peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea

2

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

2

(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal

1

collecting; assembling

1

not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)

1

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

2

older sister

1

like that; so

4

terror; terrorism

3

certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet

5

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

1

black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK

1

to bend (with great force); to twist; to wrench; to distort (the truth)

1

Salaman

2

bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

1

one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

2

little finger; pinky; little toe

1

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

1

cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)

1

to dissolve; to melt

2

thanks

1

to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved

2

leopardess; female leopard

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flute; fife; pipe; whistle

3

bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me

4

to serve; to work for; to attend

3