jpdb beta

in addition; besides

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assassin; to assassinate

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successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly

2

young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute

2

robbery; pillage; seizure; hijacking; plunder; extortion

2

Paul Simon

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sports-minded; sports-oriented

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

1

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

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parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering

2

to be attentive to small details; to be attentive to others (or others' concerns); to have one's mind turn groundlessly to something negative

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passive

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trembling (with fear, cold, etc.); shaking; chattering (of teeth); coming loose; wobbling

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to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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to attract attention; to come into the limelight

1

factor

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odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling

1

weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73

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commuter; season-ticket passenger

1

peak; peek

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to face; to go towards; to head towards

12

housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker

1

ratio; proportion; percentage

1

Japanese clothing; being dressed in a kimono; Japanese-style bookbinding

1

maid

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prey; victim

2

to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low

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pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)

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acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard

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serving customers; looking after visitors; reception

3

space; room; airspace

3

appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)

1

when you get to the destination

1

to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)

1

doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious

1

to bring back

1

beating (inflicted as punishment); mob violence; mob justice

1

cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga

2

work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production

1

soap opera

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invisibly; secretly; privately

2

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

2

tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard

3

to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

3

centre of attention; center of attention

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explanation; interpretation

2

to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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inside a car (train, bus, etc.)

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