jpdb beta

modus operandi; criminal technique; trick

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together; at the same time; same; identical

2

being deeply in debt; being up to one's ears in debt

1

to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says

1

interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

3

on the occasion of; at the time of

1

below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after

4

topmost

1

gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else

1

these guys; these fellows

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this sort of; this kind of; like this; such

4

boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)

1

dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty

2

futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

1

spreading; laying out; security deposit; Japanese mattress

1

keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use

1

to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)

1

supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being

1

tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

2

while; during (the time when)

1

live-in (e.g. job)

1

things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that

2

tenement house; row house

1

electronic sound

2

first-aid; emergency (aid)

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

3

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

2

Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)

3

suffix for familiar person

4

to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)

1

business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...

1

(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style

1

Marilyn; Marilynne

2

doctor

1

money

1

indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!

1

we

4

difficult, dirty, and dangerous (work); apartment with three bedrooms and a kitchen

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

1

gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday

3

without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory

1

thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal; thank you (for displaying lovey-dovey behaviour)

1

to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish

2

wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do

1

oolong tea

1

contract; compact; agreement

1

week

3

time; hour; period; class

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