jpdb beta

to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway

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seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)

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to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend

2

stroke of sword

1

to cut off and throw away; to abandon; to disregard; to discard (numbers after a certain decimal place); to drop; to cut (someone) down

1

thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love

1

kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

3

to wait upon; to serve

2

to shine; to glitter

2

shintai; object of worship believed to contain the spirit of a deity, typically housed in a shrine

1

dreams; fantasy; visions

2

running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts

1

day and night

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editing; compilation

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manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution

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triumphant pose (assumed by an athlete, etc.)

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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to chew thoroughly; to bite (e.g. one's lip); to reflect upon; to digest

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first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag

4

reading matter; reading material

1

stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy

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realism

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to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)

3

the staff; inside the department

1

week

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conference room; council room

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retention; maintenance; preservation

3

(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience

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something that requires thought; something that should be thought over carefully; something questionable; puzzle; riddle

1

quadrilateral; square

2

sanpaku eyes (eyes with visible white between the iris and the lower eyelid)

2

threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)

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curly men's hairstyle, usu. associated with yakuza or delinquents

1

pinstripe (esp. freehand art)

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bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza

4

notes; draft; manuscript

1

more than usual (usu. time)

4

ashtray

4

with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes

2

stiff (atmosphere, manner, etc.); cold; unfriendly; thin and bony; scrawny

1

feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness

3

concrete

1

packed in; contained in; working at; assigned to; using ... alone (to make an argument, judgement, etc.); doing continuously

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Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members

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honest; respectable; respectable occupation (i.e. not yakuza, prostitute, etc.); person in a respectable occupation

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to be elated; to be excited; to be caught up in the moment; to be carried away; to get cocky

2

muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something

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for fun; half in jest

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original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-

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disagreeable; unpleasant; adverse; unsympathetic

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