jpdb beta

to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start

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to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)

3

teary-eyed; damp (e.g. skin, hair); moist

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to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)

3

to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)

1

to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy

7

in a bad mood

1

handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler

2

if it's the case

3

orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing

1

at that time; in those days

6

almost every day; almost daily

1

to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine

3

up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual

1

to accept; to receive; to agree

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immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible

1

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

2

to induce (someone to do something); to tempt; to act toward (someone in a certain way); to handle (men); to send; to forward to

2

immature; childish

1

handling things without making waves; taking in one's stride

1

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

1

they; those guys; those fellows

1

coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast

1

one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish

1

guaranteed; authentic; certified

1

chatting; idle talk

1

nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner

3

to get (information) out of someone; to extract (information) from someone; to find out (through questioning); to begin listening (to)

3

test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal

1

idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely

1

investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

1

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

1

to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep

2

secrecy; highly classified information

1

retention; maintenance; preservation

1

not so

1

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up

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same trade; same business; same profession

1

Okayama (city, prefecture)

6

stock swap; share exchange

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)

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business integration; business merger; integration of management

2

in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to

1

government and municipal offices; public agencies

1

and; as well as

1

general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different

1

transmission equipment

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electricity; (electric) light

2

engineering works; civil engineering; public works

1

contract (for work); contracting; undertaking

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