jpdb beta

to break the silence; to break one's silence

1

criminal; lawbreaker; wrongdoer; offender

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oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally

3

to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on

1

stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs

2

low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key

2

lese majesty; lèse-majesté

5

to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

2

to mediate; to intervene; to smooth

1

without a moment's delay

1

to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix

1

reason; right

1

to chip; to nick; to break; to lack

1

the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality

2

talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip

1

to do

1

as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still

3

useless; futile; vain

1

since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while

2

ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage

2

today; this day

3

call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

2

to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood

4

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

2

to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over

1

valid; effective; yuko (judo)

1

to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look

1

to become pale; to turn pale

1

in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...

2

to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

1

corridor; hallway; passageway

12

to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)

2

popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character

1

to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over

1

picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage

6

private room

3

decoration; ornament; trimmings

1

practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic

1

unexpected; surprising

3

to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)

1

unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen

1

to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

2

to sit down

3

circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs

4

to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

2

father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)

7

detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)

2

to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed

2

now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which

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