jpdb beta

to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on

5

endlessly; continuously; (going) on and on; meandering; winding; sinuous

6

having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling

12

acting indifferent while lovestruck

1

technical term; terminology; jargon

1

to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain

4

fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests

2

(once) again

14

to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together

1

one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years

2

to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed

2

bahaha; bwahaha

2

completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot

1

tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant

1

genuine; authentic; true; real

4

to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

4

trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about

3

slow; clumsy; slow-witted; stupid

2

they; them

59

alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden

8

trapped with no way of escape; (lit.) rat in a bag

1

thief; robber

2

ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless

5

main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

1

sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air

9

seeing; meeting

1

sensitive

1

corporate name

1

group (usu. of people)

3

fame; reputation; renown

1

rarely; seldom

10

monetary economy

1

famous; noted; renowned; celebrated; well-known

1

rest omitted; and so on

5

to speak ill of; to disparage

2

to admit fault; to admit one is wrong

2

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat

1

way of using (something); usage; use; directions (for use)

1

heinous

4

with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly

2

if (it) doesn't exist; if there is no ...; if not ...; unless ...; have to ...; must ...

1

fair; just and upright; open and honest; aboveboard; honourable

3

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

5

to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

1

sign of remorse; indication of regret

1

way one walks; one's walk

3

bestseller

1

coin; hard currency

2

amulet or talisman issued by a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple

1