jpdb beta

hokora; small wayside shrine

6

to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship

1

in succession; one by one

11

slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed

3

to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

3

reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

1

to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support

9

to receive punishment; to be punished; to pay a penalty

1

shady; underhanded; questionable

1

secret; secrecy

3

endless; boundless; everlasting

1

to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)

6

as before; as ever; as it was originally

3

home position; origin; usual place (for something)

1

in one's imagination

11

to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

1

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

5

to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by

1

leisure time; idle moment

1

to come and stay; to drop in; to visit

2

to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)

1

coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay

3

bribe; secret fund; slush fund; money for bribery

3

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

4

feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)

1

tradition; convention

2

to eat a mouthful; to take a bite

1

accomplice; henchman

2

bow; bowing

1

speech; expression; wording; language

1

difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

1

first meeting; first interview with

4

question; query

2

advantage

1

(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point

1

to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank

1

to gain experience; to accumulate experiences

1

good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend

4

unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

2

lower rank

1

one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends

1

dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest

3

advice; warning

2

to lend an ear to; to listen to

2

to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest

3

genre; category; kind

1

mystery

2

purchase; buy

2

threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill

1

to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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