jpdb beta

to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

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gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure

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(for a conversation) to wander from the subject; to get off track

1

same kind (race); homogeneousness

1

stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)

3

in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

1

betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)

1

to eat

1

to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)

1

knowing; (an) acquaintance

2

reverberation; echo

1

to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears

1

please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

1

murder scene

1

gem; jewel; precious stone

2

to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

2

cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating

2

preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery

1

forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what

1

to squeeze out; to wring out

1

false evidence; perjury; false testimony

1

half day

1

top-class

1

tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent

1

explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

1

human-like; quite human

1

affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship

1

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

2

to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene

1

cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation

1

to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home

2

being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net

1

scapegoat

1

where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent

1

to conspire; to act in collusion; to be hand-in-glove

1

even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...

1

colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in

1

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

1

to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled

1

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

2

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

1

flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable

4

playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together

2

to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)

2

ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)

3

operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)

3

if so; in that case

2

cruiser (i.e. warship or cabin cruiser)

3

right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right

4

to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)

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