jpdb beta

to make narrow

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talk; chat; troth; lovers' vow

1

to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)

1

demotion; relegation; downgrading

1

(being) most satisfactory; (being) quite satisfied; (being) quite enough

1

angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

1

penalty; sentence; punishment

2

(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge

2

reason; logic; sense; truth; right

3

offender; criminal

1

to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

1

self-protection

4

to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate

1

to pay attention (to); to be considerate (of); to be thoughtful (of); to show concern (for); to take care; to be careful

1

one's physical safety; personal security

1

(in the) confusion (of the moment)

1

to act; to take action

1

to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)

1

abatement; reduction

1

to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work

1

to ask for; to apply for; to make an application for; to file a request for; to submit (e.g. one's resignation)

2

to pay attention; to be watchful

2

to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess

1

to have sex; to have a physical relationship

1

sadness and gloom

1

friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured

1

practice; practising; training; study

1

(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

1

indescribable

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nape of the neck

2

to have a meal; to eat; to make a living; to earn one's bread

1

to seize (someone) by the collar; to grab (someone) by the scruff of the neck; to collar (someone)

4

guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

1

to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with

1

to fall prostrate

2

scandal

1

young noblewoman; princess

1

personal criticism; character sketch

1

watchdog; guard dog

1

to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)

1

wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected; irrelevant; off the point

1

family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

1

all talk; glib; insincere; empty; specious

1

to talk (someone) down; to argue down; to silence; to put (someone) in their place; to corner in an argument; to get the better of

1

to be sad; to mourn for; to regret

1

unintentionally; inadvertently; calmly; casually; nonchalantly; innocently

1

usually; under usual circumstances

1

that's a different matter; that's a different story

1

to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded

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