jpdb beta

first meeting; first interview with

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smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword

1

to sniff; to smell

1

to laugh scornfully

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habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle

1

deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe

6

influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

2

rather; better; instead; if anything

4

blind acceptance; blind belief; credulity

1

to wish someone good luck; to wish someone success

1

underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

7

to move forward; to move on

2

to kneel (in respect); to genuflect

1

face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members

1

to judge; to try; to sit in judgement (on); to decide (on)

1

Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam

3

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances

2

law; act; method; mood; dharma; law

1

application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)

1

art of war; strategy; tactics

1

meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention

1

life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death

1

once more

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to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

1

interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

4

consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement

2

straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct

1

(physical) form; shape; visage; (facial) features; form (as opposed to substance); manner (of action); (resultant) state

2

official announcement; proclamation

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quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...

2

trend; tendency; movement; attitude

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division commander

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Nile (river)

3

moderates (politics); centrists

1

to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)

5

human body

1

thorough; exhaustive; complete

1

to check through; to thoroughly investigate

1

to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

3

civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict

1

to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

1

to cause a stir; to have repercussions; to generate controversy

1

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

1

spirit of the dead (esp. of those killed in war); soul of a fallen soldier; person of outstanding talent; gifted person; genius

1

harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin

2

-ism (religion)

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Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.

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great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible

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to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told

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