jpdb beta

long; drawn-out; very long

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intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

3

to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

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sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again

1

confidentially; privately; off the record

1

leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)

1

seven

4

the eight early Japanese Buddhist sects; the eight Japanese monks who visited China during the early Heian period

1

plural; multiple; several

1

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

5

to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard

3

rationality; reasonableness

1

to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)

1

one place; the same place; (arch.) one person; (arch.) together

1

only; sole; unique

1

regular; ordinary (e.g. session of parliament); established usage; precedent; regular practice

1

event; function

1

going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease

1

tradition; convention

1

distinguished family; noted family; family status in the Imperial Court; master (of a craft); expert

1

grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man

2

so to speak; so to call it; as it were

1

three generations; three periods; third generation

1

will; testament; last request

1

conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

1

isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

6

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

2

at any cost; at any price; at any expense

1

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

2

the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result

1

to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

4

beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially

1

to achieve success

1

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

1

shadow; tail; following

3

to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

1

to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations

3

to be found; to be discovered

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factory; plant; mill; workshop

1

country road

1

to shake one's head

2

familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit

4

hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe

4

to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain

5

continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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pure; true; genuine; unmixed

3

to blush; to redden

2

when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)

2

thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow

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