jpdb beta

day of the week

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Thursday

1

time bomb

1

cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting

3

protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household

5

fifth day of the month; five days

4

shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter

2

on the way back; when about to go back

1

bookshop; bookstore

2

to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to

4

publisher; publishing house; publishing company

4

contract; compact; agreement

9

equilibrium; good balance; poise

1

idea; thought; discretion; forgiveness; pardon

1

to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise

1

to make one's own; to take possession of

1

to release

1

innermost depths of one's heart

1

to tame (e.g. animal); to domesticate

2

beast

1

how; in what way

1

employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson

7

nape of the neck

1

vigorously; swiftly

10

disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot

1

cheek meat

1

trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

1

to glare at; to scowl at

2

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

2

string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions

5

shadow

1

without

2

practice by repetition; learning by rote

1

fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

1

to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)

2

from the beginning; from scratch

2

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

5

bare hand; empty hand

7

to challenge (a person) to a fight

3

roll of banknotes

1

side of face

1

very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

4

to have a relationship; to have relations

1

to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved

6

extension; elongation; prolongation; Enchō era (923.4.11-931.4.26)

4

switch

8

to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace

2

to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

2

it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

3