jpdb beta

(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force

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earnings

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passbook; bankbook

2

trifling; trivial; insignificant

1

to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

to pretend; to act (as if)

2

defense; defence; pleading; advocacy

1

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

1

basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)

1

so and so; such and such

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

2

exemplification; illustration; example

1

one or two; a few; small number

2

gem; jewel; precious stone

6

how many pieces

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accident; disaster; incident; uprising; emergency

2

to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

2

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

1

life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage

1

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

2

detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered

1

each time; every time

2

to sell off; to dispose of

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altogether; entirely

2

to carry away

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pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance

3

to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)

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to fall into someone's hands; to pass into another's possession

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to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

1

else; in addition; besides

1

brooch

3

necklace

1

(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)

1

baby; infant

1

to cite an example

1

in detail; minutely; at great length; unceasing; continuous; unbroken

1

to hate; to detest

3

devoted; self-sacrificing

2

establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation

1

you (polite, slightly familiar; used when addressing someone with mild respect)

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to give permission to marry

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to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

2

to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)

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one's pocket

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to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

3

to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)

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