jpdb beta

behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy

1

in accordance with; according to

4

via; through; by doing; by means of; using

1

in name only; figurehead; (only) by name

2

to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal

1

to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel

1

big and round (eyes, shaven head, etc.)

1

moment; brief space of time

1

personal feelings; self-interest

1

enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten

3

outskirts (of a town); run-down district

1

... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...

1

longitudinal direction; vertical direction; portrait orientation

1

to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up

1

tall (of a person)

2

vacant house; unoccupied house

3

hotel charges (for lodging, not meals, etc.)

2

management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting

1

to harm; to cause harm to

1

locking

1

economising; saving

1

in order to do; for the purpose of doing

1

sounds

1

with a start; with a jump

1

clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate

1

bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom

1

quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality

1

to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

1

thrift; economy; frugality

1

abandoning (hope, plans); giving up

1

usage; way to use; utilization

1

monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision

2

(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

2

along the road; along the way

1

cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)

1

steaming

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manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling

11

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

2

normal

2

milk-white; milky

1

comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)

2

to translate; to interpret

1

confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)

1

theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan

1

manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling

3

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

2

beef

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Kanto; region consisting of Tokyo and surrounding prefectures; Kanto; north-eastern half of Japan (during the feudal era)

2

steamed bun with minced pork filling

1

trivia; snippet of knowledge

1