jpdb beta

to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

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announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known

4

have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary

1

to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address

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to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off

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while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily

2

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below

3

scandal

2

mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)

2

to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain

1

I agree with you; it is as (someone) says

1

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

1

at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong

1

racing noisily (in a car, motorcycle, etc.); roaring (e.g. down the street)

2

to ring; to clang

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to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject

1

to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

1

strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm

1

protest; objection

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indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation

1

smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious

1

illicit love

1

happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing

4

snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation

1

heinous

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monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself

1

such ... as; or some such

4

schadenfreude; pleasure derived from the misfortunes of others

1

humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits

1

easy; simple; light

1

foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

1

new; fresh; novel

2

topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

1

to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

1

internal; domestic

4

preparatory phase; preparatory period

1

unheard-of; unprecedented; unparalleled in history (unparallelled); record-breaking

1

system; institution; organization; organisation

2

the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)

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nonexistent; unreal; imaginary; spurious

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to spread rumors; to spread rumours

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three times

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little by little

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formation; molding; making up; repair (e.g. plastic surgery); replacement; -plasty

3

anaesthesia; anesthesia

1

jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold

1

credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest

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