jpdb beta

to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with

2

necessary evil

1

this sort of

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trouble; bother

1

spokesperson; speaker (for someone); mouthpiece; voice (e.g. for the ordinary citizen)

1

selection; choice; choosing; picking; election

1

applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer

1

whispering; murmuring; subdued

1

maybe; could be; might

1

clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning

1

to frolic about; to mess around

1

to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with

1

reform; reformation; reorganization

1

clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication

1

propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement

1

gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

1

grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket

1

first day (e.g. at work, school); day one

1

reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

1

black clothes

4

carefully; with caution

1

halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked

1

bogging down; dragging on; turning into a quagmire; becoming mired in a mess

2

to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect

2

proofreading; correction of press; calibration

1

heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

1

han; fan; unit that doubles the score of a hand

1

to run off; to break into a run; to start running

1

to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)

1

assassin

1

persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate

1

to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence

2

highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)

1

deacon (Catholic)

6

to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit

2

piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

1

service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services

1

size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

1

one; one

2

maid; handmaid

2

prostitution

1

implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely

1

it's been a long time; long time no see

1

to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)

1

to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack

1

giving a broad smile

1

realistic; pragmatic

1

idealistic thought (argument)

1

use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)

1

all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly

1