jpdb beta

for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion

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stranger; outsider

1

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

2

to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

3

long visit; overstaying

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within the prefecture (of Kyoto or Osaka); (arch.) within the town limits of Edo

1

disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry

1

belligerent attitude; readiness to fight; belligerence

1

youth; child (esp. of the young son of someone of high social standing); young; new

1

thinking back now; looking back

1

I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...

2

compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages

1

to become empty; to be emptied

3

tobacco; cigarette; cigar; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)

2

to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way

1

with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning

1

everybody; every last one of them; all

1

Denkichi

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Shiodome River

3

(large) body; (bulky) frame; (hulking) figure

1

throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

3

all day long; all the day; throughout the day

1

north and south; north to south; South Korea and North Korea

2

to gather (of people); to assemble; to hang out; to assemble (of troops); to be stationed; to be quartered

3

(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze

2

unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive

3

complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression

2

(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth

1

of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant

1

to squat; to crouch

4

dice; die

2

to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

Tasuke

6

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

1

worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

1

pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast

1

to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

1

scoundrel; rascal; villain

3

to take advantage of someone's kindness or patience; to get carried away; to be elated; to get puffed up (with pride); to push one's luck; to get cocky

1

high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse

1

to trick someone (into confirming or revealing the truth); to ask a leading question

1

to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for

3

in contrast to (one's, its) appearance

1

timid person; coward

1

to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage

2

to make efforts; to take pains; to break a bone

3

for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

2

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

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confession

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to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

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