jpdb beta

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

1

scales; weighing machine

1

to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander

1

to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

1

office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)

1

number; series of digits

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for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)

2

access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)

1

means; way; method; measure

1

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

Instagram

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discovery; detection; finding

1

present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)

1

hurrying (to somewhere); rushing; hastening; express (train)

1

suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

1

to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

1

suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily

1

hiring from another company; recruitment; quick costume change (taking off outer costume); drawing (wire, pipes, metal plate); extraction; pulling out

2

in this case

1

rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything

2

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity

1

to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints

1

to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

1

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

1

sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time

1

dark

1

brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

1

hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs

1

to ration out and survive on (some food); to eke out a living

1

state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances

3

dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster

1

symposium; round-table discussion

1

suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly

1

healthy; sound; wholesome

1

to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)

1

teary eyes

1

to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things

1

to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

2

to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with

2

value; worth; merit

3

to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference

1

at first; in the beginning; originally

1

near oneself; close to one; familiar

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares

2

Asumi

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