jpdb beta

effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness

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exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate

1

to palm off; to force a sale

1

say; well; um; er

9

exorcism rite; purification

2

end; close; termination

1

patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

1

to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain

1

or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still

1

to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play

1

don't you think?; indicates question

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to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate

2

policeman's rope

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so; like this; in this way

5

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

3

in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start

2

(the thing) itself

1

to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken

2

period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; victory; strictness; cruelty

1

shamelessly; brazenly

1

witness

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right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...

2

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

3

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

3

yesterday

2

because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...

4

hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet

2

that well-known ...

1

famous; fame

2

rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown

1

what sort; what kind

2

(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

2

to happen to pass by

1

on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture

1

... is the reason; ... is my excuse

1

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)

3

to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

1

dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now

3

to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout

1

to impersonate someone; to go under a false name; to make fraudulent use of someone's name

2

neighborhood; vicinity; environs; approaching

1

secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes

1

to explain adequately; to be accountable

1

profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

1

truth; real situation

1

theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse

2

to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake

1