jpdb beta

ahead (of); before; slightly earlier

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

2

all one has; all one's possessions

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay

2

masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous

2

employer's house; master's house

5

to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

2

even if ...; even supposing that ...

1

not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work

1

killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

1

as rumored; as rumoured

1

tomboy

1

perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable

1

well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...

3

farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation

1

residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion

3

so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite

4

bento; Japanese box lunch

3

decider; person who decides; decisive factor; clincher; key

1

artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up

1

because

2

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate

1

crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch

6

song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

1

on and after; from ... onward; since

5

to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together

1

joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation

2

percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)

2

later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

1

unit; (small) group (esp. in music or entertainment); band

1

regulation; control

1

pot; jar; dice cup; depression; basin (e.g. of a waterfall); aim; what one wants

3

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...

6

to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

4

admiration; wonder; astonishment

1

sigh

2

for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length

1

just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

1

awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing

1

feeling; sensation; mood

1

putting out the lights; turning off the lights

1

precious; valuable

2

good at playing along; up for anything; carefree; uplifting; upbeat

2

experienced person; person who has had a particular experience

1

to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side

2

resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace

1

state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances

5

uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan

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