jpdb beta

Lavy; Levi; Levie

1

emergency early warning (cellphone, email, etc.); emergency alert

2

top part; surface

1

news bureau; press bureau

1

to challenge (esp. in a lawsuit); to take on an opponent (in negotiations, contest, etc.)

1

folding screen

1

the most extreme

2

not hard to ... (in certain circumstances, it would be possible)

2

navy blue; deep blue

1

timid; fainthearted; weak-willed

1

right side; right-hand side

1

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

1

impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

4

black ground; black cloth

1

lawsuit; complaint

3

chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum morifolium)

1

Sen'ya

1

aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor

6

working hours; man-hours

2

human rights violation

1

business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)

1

spiced sake (served at New Year's)

1

adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager

1

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

1

unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

1

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

5

innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity

2

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

problem-solving

1

to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

3

mental image; mental picture; image

1

persecution; oppression

1

absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only

2

this sort of; this type of

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ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery

2

conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk

2

intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly

2

to need; to call for; to require

4

to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

1

design

2

to fit; to suit

1

spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)

2

puppet; marionette

1

to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed

2

mental; mental health; mental state; mental resolve

5

everyday articles which have come to be regarded as folk art

1

severe; harsh

1

to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

3

to arrive (by car, bike, etc.); to drive up to; to draw up at; to get used to riding; to get used to driving

1