jpdb beta

to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)

4

two weeks; fortnight

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India

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

1

(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

1

round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting

1

(human) life

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terrorist organization; terrorist organisation

1

abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

2

grandchild

2

ransom

1

to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move

4

(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever

3

kidnapping; kidnaping

1

attempted murder

1

airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft

1

hijack; highjack

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

2

absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another; successively

2

to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce

1

to act timid; to show diffidence; to be hesitant; to appear embarrassed; to look ashamed

1

opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)

9

Asian (person)

1

prejudice; bias; distorted view

1

advice; warning

1

to lend an ear to; to listen to

1

to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour

4

cushioning; packaging

1

to mediate; to intervene

1

speedy

1

to return; to come back

1

to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death

1

to boil with rage; to be infuriated

1

no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it

1

movie; film; motion picture

1

it's not like; it isn't as if

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

4

but; however; provided that

2

measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

2

which; well; now; c'mon

1

it seems that; as if

2

pancake

1

to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

4

sharing; share (on social media); market share

1

plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full

4

cocoa (beverage, cocoa solids); hot chocolate

1

clothes

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bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building

1

to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old

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