jpdb beta

call; invitation

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personal history; background; career

2

showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive

1

yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)

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keyboard

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black curtain; wirepuller; mastermind; backroom manipulator

1

to rest one's chin in one's hands

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

1

money tree; gold mine; cash cow; jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant

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then; well then; if so

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to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily

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to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

3

golden child; promising young talent; (lit.) gold egg; golden egg; gold mine; cash cow

1

the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death

1

coming to nothing

1

solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation

1

description; account; delineation; (a) predicative; predication

1

trick; plot device; mystery-fiction trope

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to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot

1

kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire

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to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of

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unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

3

if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...

2

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

2

stage setting

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to be muffled; to be mumbled; to be muttered

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Kansai (region comprising Kyoto, Osaka, Kobe and surrounding prefectures); Kansai (western half of Japan; during the feudal era)

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conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover

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as a matter of fact; to tell the truth

1

son (of others); boy; young master; young man innocent of the ways of the world; man of pampered upbringing; greenhorn (from a well-off family)

1

(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye

1

complete; whole; perfect; safe

2

logic

1

to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure

1

(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle

3

to do (for someone)

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(one small) fine-tuning; reworking; easily beating; easily defeating

1

latest style (fashion, hairstyle, etc.); up-to-date style

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

3

technique; method

1

fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

1

movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling

5

example; simile; metaphor; allegory

2

aha!; yes sir

1

to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark

4

to read and understand; to interpret (e.g. a difficult text); to read deeply; to decipher; to decode

2

to lean against; to set against

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well, ...; right, ...; now, ...

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band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band

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