jpdb beta

with profound (often hidden) meaning; pregnant with significance; meaningful; suggestive; interesting

2

signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking

2

to guess right

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next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to

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physique; constitution

12

folding one's arms

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um; er; nuh-uh; no; oof

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to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)

3

medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)

8

unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

1

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

3

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

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assistant

1

ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

1

to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge

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such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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to spit out; to eject; to dump

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by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all

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swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

3

living by oneself; living alone

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

1

door-to-door selling

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making a killing; making easy money; robbery

1

proud; elated

1

blackout curtain

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because

3

foreign language

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all; entire; whole; altogether

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sympathy; compassion; pity

4

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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sincere; earnest; serious

3

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

5

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

9

end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)

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at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)

3

to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)

9

vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

3

incident; affair; happening; event

3

fact; truth; reality

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

4

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

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partly open; in half bloom

3

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze

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