jpdb beta

as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")

1

community; communication

4

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

1

dash

1

authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

1

yearned for; longed for; missed

2

to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)

1

personal information

1

looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to

1

ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

1

board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

hospitalization; hospitalisation

4

calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry

1

act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major

1

in a good mood; cheerful

1

poster

1

out-of-school; off-campus

1

he; she; that guy

1

before now; hitherto

1

bright; intelligent; clever; smart

1

black sheep (of a family); ostracism

1

number; number plate; license plate

2

on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity

1

remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

2

latest; newest; late-breaking (news)

1

ten best people (in a particular field)

1

OK; okay

1

to fall into someone's hands; to place oneself in someone's power

1

to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out

6

to join forces; to cooperate

3

evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy

1

to smash; to crush

1

laptop (computer); notebook (computer)

1

matter to be checked or investigated

3

riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious

3

request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance

1

(written) report

1

transfer; redirection; transmission; forwarding (telephone call, e-mail, etc.)

1

to become clear; to be made public

1

call; appeal

1

confectionery; sweets; candy; cake

1

package

1

can; tin; canned food

2

more than one can eat

2

wagashi; traditional Japanese confectionery

2

this sort of

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large pink (Dianthus superbus var. longicalycinus); woman who displays the feminine virtues of old Japan

1

look of amazement; looking dumbfounded

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gentle; mild-mannered

1