jpdb beta

rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom

2

to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul

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overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed

3

refusal; rejection; denial; veto

1

to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)

2

alone; by oneself; on one's own

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morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning

4

understood; I see; OK; present; here

1

arrival

1

to walk

4

brickwork

1

apartment building; housing complex

1

old-fashioned; ancient-looking; time-worn

1

smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable

1

building

2

trifling; trivial

1

to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold

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to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

1

to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

2

as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

1

to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

1

so-so; passable; now, now; my, my

3

to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

1

to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous

1

frog

2

to die

1

gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash

3

nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

2

person; member

1

evening; night; dinner

7

sovereign; emperor; monarch

1

what

4

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

2

easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply

5

to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)

5

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

5

to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored

4

lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)

2

this area; around here

1

then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case

1

stalker; stoker

1

sleepy; drowsy; somnolent

3

both sides

1

arm; skill; efforts; ability

9

that day; the very same day

4

to drink the night away

2

one hour

1

to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious

1

conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation

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