jpdb beta

to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)

1

to go wherever one has to go (to get a matter settled, e.g. the court)

1

to blow off; to be blown off

1

but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding

2

to rage; to be fierce; to be excited

1

silence; stillness; quietness

2

couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)

1

stifled laugh; chuckling; snickering

2

one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

1

fascinating; alluring

1

temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle

13

Shinto priest

5

sudden change; complete change

1

dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme

1

thunderstruck; hit by a thunderbolt; struck by lightning

1

ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling

1

from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

1

white hair; grey hair; gray hair

1

past middle age; nearing old age; near-elderly; age 40

1

as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather

1

talking in delirium; incoherent muttering

1

cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal

1

due form; official; formality

1

enshrinement; installation (of an image)

2

(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises

1

secret; mystery

5

sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

5

decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

1

to guess right

1

festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy

11

first day; opening day

1

opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)

5

200; two hundred

3

after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years

2

opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody

3

expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately

2

salaried; with pay; vacation; (paid) holiday

1

relics; relic

2

enthusiast; mania; enthusiasm

2

to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together

1

or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

2

hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking

1

you (plural)

1

climax

1

to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone

1

to frown (on); to be grim-faced; to look sullen

1

check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque

1

Confucian temple

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