jpdb beta

to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

1

how much; how many; to what extent

5

bright; cheerful; in high spirits; clear (sky); cloudless; sunny

1

feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely

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handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

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underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret

5

to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly

1

to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery

1

answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result

3

reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)

1

to become possible; to become able to (do)

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separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction

1

weird; eerie; uncanny

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maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

spiral staircase

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to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

finally; after; following; at the end (of)

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bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste

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floor; dance floor; sales floor; floor (of a building); storey

2

rule; regulation

1

gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness

4

to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated

1

brainwashing

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not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless

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principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general

1

prohibition; inhibition; ban

1

box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building

5

(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier

9

to go by the rules; to observe the regulations

1

standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine

3

key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue

4

keyhole

2

how; in what way; by what means

1

password; watchword; motto; slogan

3

to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful

1

with a half-opened eye

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

2

to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand

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at once; immediately; without delay; promptly

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automatic; intransitive verb

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to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

3

corridor; hallway; passageway

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end (of a street, hallway, etc.)

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approach run; run-up

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to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out

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