jpdb beta

spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)

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to freeze; to be frozen over; to congeal

1

specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying

1

judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree

1

to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher

1

itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally

2

other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for

1

one day; (on) a certain day

1

to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss

3

without thinking of the consequences

1

one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

1

violence; assault; rough (e.g. handling); reckless; rape; sexual assault

2

the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)

1

to drag in; to pull in

1

lawn; grass

1

assassination

2

possible; likely; probable

2

three minutes

1

to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss

1

too; also; still; as before; even so; either way

1

inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)

2

objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument

2

selection; choice; option

4

off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

1

we; us

1

plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious

1

to hold one's tongue; to shut up

1

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

6

duty; obligation; responsibility

1

to kick down; to defeat

1

duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus

3

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

3

to bring back; to restore

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

2

to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

1

to feel like; to feel inclined to do

2

to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat

4

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

3

to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember

1

to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause

1

empty; vacant; hollow

1

relative; relation; kin

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all you have to do is; just; that's all

2

with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names

1

to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously

1

solitude; loneliness; isolation

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