jpdb beta

to pamper; to spoil

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easy-to-understand

7

to tame; to win over

1

in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see

4

strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

8

principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders

7

permit; license; licence

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forgery; counterfeiting; fabrication; falsification

2

root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation

3

demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire

10

few in number

2

to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)

1

crime syndicate; criminal syndicate

1

elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress

3

it's better to; it's best to; it's safest to; you can't go wrong with; it doesn't hurt (to be young, beautiful, have money, etc.)

5

outer surface; outside; outward appearance; manner (with others); demeanour

1

to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair

12

it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it

1

particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty

9

continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

12

to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for

1

one's social position; one's place; one's standing

1

to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline

3

protecting (someone); defending; standing up for

1

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

7

and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that

5

half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive

1

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

4

rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)

1

essence; true nature; substance; reality

7

one's duty; one's part

2

unfair practices; wrongdoing; malpractice; cheating; foul play

1

to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part

1

thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little

8

extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious

2

breast pocket

2

lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)

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to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down

6

good humour (humor); good mood

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in a good mood; cheerful

2

to bear; to endure

2

immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily

1

for some (unspecified) reason

2

travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

12

town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)

2

to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

3

to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

5

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

2

to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled

1

gliding (through the air)

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