jpdb beta

poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress

1

to be exhausted

1

back street; back alley; off-street

1

hunger; starvation

1

conversion; shift; about-face; switch

1

to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)

2

concrete

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marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons

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wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman; (arch.) consort (of the emperor) of the third rank (ritsuryō system)

2

couple who only go through the motions of being husband and wife

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

1

dignity; majesty; sanctity

1

internal maneuvering; secret maneuvering (within an organization); reconciling the various views within an organization before airing something in public

1

manipulation of information; spin

1

kindly face

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous; to be absurd

1

slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance

1

to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag

1

impeachment; denunciation; accusation; censure

1

bead (of a gun); front sight; foresight

1

boastful speech; bragging

1

attitude to life; form of existence; way of life

1

to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside

1

to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar

1

deceiving; cheating; fooling

1

definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled

1

police academy

4

to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others

1

(undesirable but) inseparable relationship

1

undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy

1

cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest

1

Shingo

1

wicked tongue; sharp tongue; abusive language

1

love of; affection for; enthusiast for; being attractive to; being liked by

1

lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication

1

form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)

1

everyone; one and all

1

(small) stone; rock; pebble

1

coarse; rough; crude

1

relief squad; rescue party

1

dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (e.g. to get someone's attention)

1

both elbows

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distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process

1

both sides

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identifiable; personalized

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embarkation; boarding (a ship or aircraft)

1

going back to sleep; sleeping in

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to hold in one's mouth (without biting, before chewing or swallowing, etc.)

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to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive

1

awaken

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