jpdb beta

committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting

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to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)

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glass; pane

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jet black

3

veil of darkness; curtain of night

1

many; much; plenty; hardly

1

right to know; right to access information

1

abrupt; sudden

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to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to

2

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

near; nearby; not far off

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies

2

in this way; like this

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

1

with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can

1

palm (of one's hand)

2

reflexive; reflecting

1

to shake and untangle; to shake free from

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

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

2

to ascertain; to check; to make sure

2

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

1

to rule; to govern; to administer

1

habit; (social) custom; practice; convention

1

investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

2

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

2

to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched

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to (do) like this

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sinful; wicked; immoral

4

to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone

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verification; inspection

2

careful; elaborate; scrupulous

2

to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

1

that; the matter in question

1

exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail

1

softly; gently; lightly

1

not yet known; unknown; strange

3

material; substance; matter

2

response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

3

perfume; scent

1

odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

1

no!; no no!; no, not at all

1

surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it

1

stimulating; exciting; provocative

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destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

3

entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly

1

to wrap up

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disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes

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