jpdb beta

gargoyle

1

last week; the week before

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what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any

1

your home; your family; their home; (my) home

2

journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling

1

to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited

1

arrival

3

only; merely; but; no more than

1

treasure

1

seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition

1

rich person; wealthy person

1

sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

3

misunderstanding

1

misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess

1

pure; purity

1

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

4

very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...

1

act; deed; conduct

1

before God; as God is my witness; in the name of God; cross my heart

1

elevator; lift; elevator

1

plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place

11

securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

1

difficult to ... (physically or emotionally); hard to ...

1

city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area

1

to build a house

4

charming; fascinating; attractive

1

six (long cylindrical things)

1

really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely

1

blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole

1

removing one's hat; admiring (someone) greatly; taking one's hat off to

1

to do

2

sales talk

1

announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing

1

really (seem, appear, etc.); truly; evidently; in that way

1

state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication

4

to make use of aizuchi; to back-channel; to throw in interjections to show that one is paying attention

1

indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly

1

(one's) gaze; line of sight; point of view; standpoint; line covering someone's eyes (to obscure their identity); eye censor bar

1

honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly

1

stare; gaze; fixation

1

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

2

to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)

1

appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing

1

pre-established harmony (Leibniz theory); harmonie préétablie; (events) proceeding in a predictable fashion; turning out the way everyone expected; convention

1

pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting

1

contract; compact; agreement

12

(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case

1

salary raise

1

bonus

1

the times; the world; society

1