jpdb beta

prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante

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to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

3

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

2

not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited

1

defense; defence; guard; policing; security

3

chapel; building used for worship (in front of the main hall of a Buddhist temple)

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far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention

2

cooperative; helpful

1

trespassing; intrusion

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taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction

2

(divine) revelation

3

to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

8

romance; love affair

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liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity

5

awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

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to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into

3

interest; eagerness; enthusiasm

1

to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by

3

to lead a life; to live a life

1

recovery; undoing; recall

2

messenger; envoy; emissary

2

younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

1

to mediate; to intervene

1

entertaining with food and drink; treating to dinner; wining and dining

1

to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted

1

acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption

1

reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese

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in the future; another day; later

2

overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

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winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

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beyond help; there's nothing that can be done

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

2

acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent

1

meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; goal; intent; object

1

letter; note

5

(pent-up) anger; indignation; resentment; irritation

1

having no way to relieve (one's grief, mortification, etc.); unable to give vent to (one's anger)

1

against; contrary to

1

stroke of the brush; touch; literary style

1

marriage by abduction; marriage by capture; bride kidnapping; marriage where the person courted was already married

1

custom

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malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

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rape; sexual assault

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hotbed; breeding ground

1

human rights; civil liberties

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diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

3

this much; this amount

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moderate (view, politics, etc.); temperate; sensible; sober; non-radical

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function; facility; faculty; feature

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bride price; bride-wealth

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