jpdb beta

exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish

1

self-righteous

1

poking someone's anus with one's index fingers (childish prank)

1

behind one's back

2

regarding as dangerous; identifying as a threat

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

14

to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock

1

to make a mistake

2

to accuse somebody; to charge someone

1

hard to figure out; elusive; slippery; vague; subtle

1

devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)

1

naming; christening

2

adherent; devotee; believer

1

agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning

9

no comment

1

sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.

3

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

3

Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF

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Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries; MAFF

1

domestication

2

understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)

1

look; glance; (at first) sight

1

to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do

3

important post; important office; key position

1

large number (of); many; majority

2

intending to persuade someone and instead being persuaded oneself; going for wool and coming home shorn; the biter bit; (lit.) the mummy hunter himself becomes a mummy

1

to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)

1

personal opinion

2

thesaurus; dictionary of synonyms

1

proper; right; reasonable

3

to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind

1

plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution

1

eyes

1

final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement

1

one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

6

the same as always; day after day

4

banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of

1

to maintain; to continue to have

2

or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other

2

puberty; adolescence

1

younger days; youth

1

spirituality; spiritual nature

1

involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself

1

shape of a globe; globe shape; spherical

1

silhouette

1

nostril; nostrils; naris; nares

2

to invite in; to show someone in

1

point-blank range

1

reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush

2

pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness

2