jpdb beta

head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)

3

to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt

1

surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement

4

to grimace; to frown

1

somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of

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investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey

1

group; party; team; squad; section

3

judgment; judgement; divination; judgement

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to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst

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to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide

2

hotel

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state of emergency; emergency; crisis

1

to have an excuse

1

grinding of the teeth; involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation; gnashing one's teeth; gritting one's teeth

5

cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps

2

judgment; judgement; discernment

1

to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)

2

to the end; to the last

1

listen!; you see; mind you; remember

5

in accordance with; according to

1

manic depression; mood swing

1

sense of values; values; value system

1

a little bit; a little while

1

falsehood and truth; fiction and fact

1

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

3

way; method; means

3

to happen to have on hand or in stock

2

to be certain of; to have faith in; to believe completely; to trust (someone completely)

1

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

2

nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

1

mutual enemies

2

voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)

3

contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import

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conviction; belief; confidence

2

thought

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suspicious; doubtful

2

reservation; putting on hold; deferment

1

while moving; on the move

2

onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

1

counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

1

deep-fried food (esp. chicken)

1

pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black

2

conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi

1

commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory

1

repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly

1

to coil about; to follow about; to surround; to cling to

1

to be helpful; to be useful

1

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

1

false impression; deceptive appearance; mere show

1

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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