jpdb beta

selection; choice; option

1

ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid

1

to become (formal)

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scandal

2

hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible

1

to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)

1

nose medicine (e.g. nasal spray); bribe; hush money; soothing sweets (for a child)

1

elder statesman; doyen; old-timer; Genro (member of a pre-WWII body that informally advised the emperor)

1

account book; register; ledger

1

exposure by washing away; washing out; exposed aggregate (finish); exposed aggregate concrete; revealing the grain of cedar boards by washing and scrubbing; finding out (after an extensive search or investigation)

1

end; conclusion

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to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)

1

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

1

muddiness; murkiness; impurity; Japanese voiced consonant mark; unrefined sake

1

to wash off; to wash out

1

deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful

1

collapse; downfall

1

release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display

1

fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax

1

to dig up; to turn up; to tear up; to rake up (e.g. old scandal); to dig over

1

huge mound; heap; pile

1

the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town

2

height (of body); stature

1

to shave off

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red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)

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paints; painting material

1

stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon

7

potential energy

1

friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides

1

three persons; three parties

1

to be jumbled together

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confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

1

inferiority (e.g. numerical); inferior position; disadvantage; unfavorable situation; unfavourable situation

2

stirring; slight movement

1

to moan; to groan

3

saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

1

after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to

1

just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment

1

somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra

1

in range; within the limits (of...); within (a) range

1

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

2

to drag in; to pull in

2

hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member

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shelter; cover; screen; shield; obstruction; defilade

1

luckily; blessedly; fortunately

1

behind; in the rear; in back

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stealthy steps; soft steps

1

(pieces of metal, etc. hitting each other) noisily; cluttered; disordered; messy

1

to be engrossed; to be enthralled

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

1