jpdb beta

appearance; figure; shape; form

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to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

1

commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

1

feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction

2

forty; 40

1

charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of

1

ten-odd; a dozen or so

2

blackmail; extortion; threat (to extort money)

1

imitation; sham; -like

1

assault; outrage; act of violence; rape (by force); sexual assault

1

harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant

1

hitting endlessly; beating up comprehensively

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

1

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

to lose heart; to lose motivation

1

severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

1

to take off one's hat to a person; to acknowledge another's superiority

1

to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy

1

fool

1

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

1

to make oneself pleasant to everybody; to smile at everybody; to try to please everybody; to make things pleasant

1

goosebumps; gooseflesh; goose pimples; rough skin; coarse skin

1

(keeping a) low profile

1

pliantly; pliably; subserviently; ingratiatingly; servilely

1

impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)

1

to blank out; to panic

1

to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to squander (one's money); to run through (one's fortune); to lose money (e.g. by gambling)

1

acting; performance

1

open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent

1

nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may

1

that gentleman; that lady; he; she

1

touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency

1

soon; shortly; before long

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

counter for months

1

to have a reason; to have an excuse

1

plot; intrigue; scheme; conspiracy

1

intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

1

to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create

1

right of veto

1

person being waited for; person who waits

5

shortest

1

10th day of the month; ten days

1

20th day of the month; 20 days

1

six; 6

2

to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

now that you say that; now that you mention it

1

dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

1