jpdb beta

use; utility; effect; benefit

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

1

suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

1

to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular

1

miracle; wonder; marvel

5

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

1

sweet voice; seductive voice

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

ornament; decoration

1

being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

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before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently

2

what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion

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dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)

1

terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful

1

making a killing; making easy money; robbery

5

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

1

to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

6

quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to

1

strangeness; abnormality; disorder

5

to be well-known

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of all people

1

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

2

princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue

1

koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

4

quick-wittedness; having tact; being sensible

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

2

to jump at; to be attracted by

2

to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)

1

blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment

1

disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure

1

to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled

2

to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of

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cooking; food preparation

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)

3

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

and then; in addition to that; also; even so

1

rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof

2

in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

2

sail

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

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to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone

2

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

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compensating; making up for; supplementation

2

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

2

price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee

3

four; four years of age; ten o'clock (old time system); Burakumin; cross grips

2

fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

3

to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)

1

at that time; in those days; at that moment; then

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