jpdb beta

to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)

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soul; spirit

2

root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

1

to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

4

group (usu. of people)

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Momiyama

3

mountain recess; deep in the mountains

1

to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

1

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

1

year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)

2

ahead; before; ago

1

exposing; unmasking; laying bare

1

place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...

1

professional

1

same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case

2

place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament

1

hideout; secret base of operations; safe house

1

like that; so

1

fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she

1

this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me

1

to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

1

intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation

1

empirical; from experience

1

good evening

1

by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

1

it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...

2

last year

2

double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva

1

always; all the time; never; usual; regular

1

insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task

1

regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

2

bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy

1

speaking voice; talking voice

1

Marilyn; Marilynne

2

belly; abdomen; stomach

1

to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

1

soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

1

cheer; shout of joy

2

Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty

2

consequence; outcome; result; blame

1

proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant

1

proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn or restaurant); landlady; hostess; mistress

1

expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming

1

to rise; to swell; to be promoted

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

3

direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...

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