jpdb beta

to buy; to purchase; to buy out

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my goodness!; good lord!; holy cow!

2

and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism

2

to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)

1

bodyguard; escort

1

mermaid; merman

3

to catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)

2

legendary; fabled; fabulous

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

2

exit; way out; outlet; vent

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

reef

3

zone; area; belt; region

1

shipwreck

1

to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued

2

tradition; folklore; legend; (verbal) message; word (from someone)

3

beautiful voice

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beautiful woman

3

fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating

1

to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)

1

sailor; seaman; mariner

4

to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce

3

accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons

1

whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief

1

being cleared (of doubt, misgivings, etc.); being dispelled; melting away; melting (of ice)

1

superstition; superstitious belief

3

incarnation (of a god, spirit or abstract quality); embodiment; avatar; incarnation; monster role; kumadori worn for a monster role

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

7

counterattack; slashing back; railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip

1

saliva; spit; spittle

2

violent (fight); slashing and striking; hand-to-hand

1

gambling den; gambling house

1

bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid

1

to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge

1

to moan; to groan

2

to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

1

sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment

1

to conceal; to keep secret; to cover up

2

to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)

1

first words said (e.g. when meeting someone); first thing out of one's mouth; first speech; inaugural address; first tone (in Chinese); level tone

1

scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful

4

to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)

1

first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

4

verbal promise; one's word

1

among (them); of (them)

1

one year; some time ago

1

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

1

frail; flimsy; insubstantial; insignificant; lacking gravitas

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

3

to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on

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