jpdb beta

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

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stature; height

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

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libertine; playboy; lazy person; hobbyist

2

what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty

2

not at all tense; relaxed; calm

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crime; offense; offence

2

doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion

6

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

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reasons; circumstances; details; particulars; hindrance; inconvenience

3

to have as a side order (with drinks); to make fun of someone; to laugh at someone's expense

1

purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used

1

power; might; authority; spirits; vigor; vigour

1

now; come (now); well

1

to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling

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(Edo-period) town magistrate

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to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)

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to fear; to be afraid of

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to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

5

flattery; compliment

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uncle

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one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)

2

disinheritance; disowning

5

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

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unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely

2

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

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all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...

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to sidle up to

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making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold

2

to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal

2

palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping

1

general situation; general trend; general tendency; large majority (of a group, faction, etc.); majority group

1

judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of

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easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

2

lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification

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to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

to prick with a needle

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victory or defeat; match; contest; game

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; frightening

2

underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet

2

to rub; to scrub; to repeatedly reuse (a joke, a topic of conversation, etc.); to milk; to mash (a button); to spam (a move)

2

thigh

3

to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with

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pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing

2

feeling of fullness; sense of sufficiency; feeling of satisfaction

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to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back

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to twist someone's arm and throw them to the ground; to hold (someone) down by twisting their arm; to wrestle (someone) to the floor; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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to win; to gain victory

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because; the reason is; if you want to know why

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