jpdb beta

bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio

2

Eriko

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Sonomura

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sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache

1

negligence; carelessness; mistake

2

resident registration

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pharmaceutical department; college of pharmacy

1

sexual assault (of a woman); rape

1

spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham

3

impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)

1

prison

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to refuse; to decline; to deny

1

or; otherwise; furthermore; also; (arch.) perhaps; (arch.) by some chance; (arch.) that being said

1

detective agency; enquiry agency

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

exile; banishment

1

nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive

1

negative; negative (e.g. thinking)

3

tick (Acari spp.); mite

1

to snatch; to grab; to steal; to charge (an exorbitant price) for

1

to perceive; to understand

1

salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday

1

unrefined sake

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pure land (esp. the Western Pure Land paradise of Amitabha); (Buddhist) paradise; Pure Land Buddhism

2

night under the midnight sun; white night (at extreme latitudes); night during which the sun doesn't set

6

prostitution

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hostess; barmaid

1

will not do; do not; does not

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the same night; that night

1

master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy

4

what's the matter?

1

both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

1

to sink (into); to get depressed

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

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biological child; one's own child

1

pawnshop

1

to talk; to carry meaning

1

to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform

1

darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

1

answering machine; answer phone

1

flagrante delicto; caught red-handed

2

rape; sexual assault

1

useless; no good; hopeless

1

to steal another's spouse; to steal another's lover

1

wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury

3

gap; space

3

light; lamp; counter for electric lights

1

to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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greatly; very much; thanks a lot

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management; administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)

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