jpdb beta

to detain; to check; to restrain

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filthy; dirty (looking); drab

1

vinyl

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in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

1

gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision

1

sponge

1

set meal; special (of the day)

2

oyakodon; chicken and egg on rice; threesome including a mother and her daughter

1

rice and curry; curry rice

1

Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)

1

fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy

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it seems that; as if

2

role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role

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hence; for that reason

1

to make eye contact

1

eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)

1

bus stop

2

distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)

1

exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement

2

jealous; envious

1

hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable

1

dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot

1

envy

3

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

of all people

1

to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

1

furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking

1

individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic

1

to stare back at; to look back at

1

staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly

1

bottom of one's heart

1

interest (in something); enthusiasm

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

1

essential; important; crucial; vital; main

1

to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain

1

painful; being sorry; feeling sorry

1

lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

1

transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover

1

place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)

1

Shintamagasen

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pretending not to know; feigning ignorance

1

unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement

8

present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing

1

faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep

1

signing; autograph session

1

if it is the case that ...

1

to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling

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wall; fence

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