jpdb beta

reward; recompense; return; punishment; retribution

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stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation

3

connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

Shinto priest

2

make-up; get-up; disguise; costume

1

to be intricate; to be elaborate; to be complicated; to be complex

1

to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower

1

way (of doing); method

1

circuitous; roundabout; indirect

3

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

5

smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

1

military discharge

1

reasonable; suitable

2

to (an extent); up to; doesn't amount to doing ...; not significant enough to require ...; even if ...

2

revenge

1

with a rosy future; offering promising prospects

1

scandal; deplorable event

1

to come to light

2

the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly

1

wrinkle; crease; ripple

1

to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

2

to hesitate; to waver

2

to defeat one's opponent

1

search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry

1

rare; seldom

1

to reveal one's true intentions; to show one's cards

1

probe each other; sound each other out

1

everyday occurrence

1

analysis

1

gain; profit

1

virtue

1

to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics

1

someone working behind-the-scenes; scene shifter; lady consort (to a high personage)

1

not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means

1

negotiation

1

expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality

2

double-dealing; duplicity; equivocation; (lit.) double-tongued

1

sincere; honest; faithful

2

malicious (at heart); spiteful; wicked

1

vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful

1

completion; accomplishment; attainment of greatness or success

1

putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint

1

to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)

1

to rank (as); to occupy (a position); to be located (in); to be situated

1

still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...

1

aspiration; ambition

1

to lose sight of; to miss

1

change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality

1

invasion; incursion; raid; aggression; intrusion; trespass

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