jpdb beta

peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly

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some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous

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ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

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(with a) start; fright; alarm

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to have an idea; to have a clue

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triumphant look

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to swipe; to filch; to pilfer; to snatch; to walk off with

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chuckle; giggle

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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pain; agony; bitterness

2

to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender

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to request earnestly

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to entrust; to leave to a person

3

difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble

1

surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance

2

to detain; to check; to restrain

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

please

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desperately; for one's dear life

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one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

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threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look

3

to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered

3

to speak frankly; to put things bluntly

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on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes

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to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation

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to correct oneself; to restate

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in high spirits

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today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon

1

existence; possession; having; limited company

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perception; intuition; the sixth sense

1

one's future course

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isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...

3

palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

1

to fly through the air; to hurtle through the air; to strike at something and miss; to fan the air

1

shameless; shameless person

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how dare you!; how can you have the nerve?

1

serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady

1

suffix for familiar person

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

2

to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

1

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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for your information; I'm telling you

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to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions

2

fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth

1

to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying

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quits; even; square

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secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings

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transactions; dealings; business

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perhaps; probably; generous; many; much

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