jpdb beta

famous; notorious; noted

1

large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryo system)

1

torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

1

in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all

2

antipathy; reluctance; resistance

1

to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove

3

lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb

3

to be a bad influence (on something); to corrupt; to poison

1

community

1

acute ear; good ear

1

briskly; quickly; promptly

1

risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh

2

gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture

2

journal; magazine; periodical

2

why?; what for?; how?; by what means?

12

politics; government

2

religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity

1

diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization

2

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

1

obstruction; inhibition

1

lofty; sublime; noble; the sublime (aesthetics)

1

entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image

1

in order; in turn

2

property; possession

1

incineration; destroy by fire

1

to reason; to sum up; to conclude

2

major cleanup; spring cleaning

4

decisive action; going through with; daring to do; carrying out

3

commotion; stir

6

consecutive holidays

1

refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

4

to think constantly about; to dwell on

1

heavy

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great joy

1

rapid succession (e.g. questions)

2

soft and flaky (pie, potatoes, squash, etc.); fluffy; crumbly; being pleased with oneself; beaming happily; chuckling to oneself

2

with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction

3

astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum

2

what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels

1

speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)

3

to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)

2

as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

4

already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast

1

favour; favor; obligation; debt of gratitude

1

sanction; approval

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smiling broadly

1

ta-dah!; ta-da!; voilà!

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permit; license; licence

2

one-way ticket

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