jpdb beta

commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise

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to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

1

Mizutani

1

notice; attention; observation

1

continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption

1

party of tourists

1

uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease

1

as always; as usual

4

basis; foundation; grounds; authority

1

reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph

1

lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)

1

the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime

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partition; cubicle

2

several people; a few people

1

trouble

1

yakuza

5

to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute

1

mistress; lover; prostitute

1

sentence-ending particle expressing doubt

2

to fetch; to go and get

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in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of

1

ramen; Chinese-style noodles

1

Tokyo Bay

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to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)

2

fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification

1

(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat

1

person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person

3

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

2

vortex; maelstrom; whirlpool; (in the middle of a) scandal; controversy; quarrel

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to play a leading role; to play a central part

1

that field; the authorities (esp. the police)

1

corpse; dead person

1

pale; pallid

1

heartbeat

1

some; any; please; anyway; anyhow

1

to pass (of time); to elapse

2

speed

1

superalloy; Chogokin; line of die-cast metal robot and character toys sold by Popy

1

blade; braid

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autonomic nerves

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it's been a long time; long time no see

1

cigar

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to hold in one's mouth

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to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten

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management studies; business administration (study of)

2

something like ...; something called ...

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to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow

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