jpdb beta

to make short work of; to eat up quickly

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dozens; scores of; decades

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to throw (strongly, violently, etc.)

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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to prick with a needle

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unloading; landing

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flattening

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cool; calm; composed; easy; simple

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going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

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indoor (court, pool, etc.)

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tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

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sunken hearth; sunken fireplace

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miso barrel

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pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank

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door; doorway

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standby; preparation; arrangement

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to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

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barn; road; bang; bam

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prickling; stinging; biting; tale-telling; tattling

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to step on; to trample down; to tread on

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smoothly; with a slipping or sliding motion

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excretion; discharge; excrement

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stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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Gautama Buddha; Shakyamuni; the historical Buddha (5th c. BCE?)

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divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance

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desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

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darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!

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three branches of Buddhist sutras

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wild boar; wild pig

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the eight precepts (the five precepts with the addition of prohibitions against lying in a luxurious bed, self-decoration, song and dance, and eating after noon)

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India; cotton sheeting; foreign; imported; ultra-spicy; extra hot

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becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)

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terrace (in a garden)

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rock festival; rockfest

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clapping and cheering; applause

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enka singer; singer of Japanese traditional ballads

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

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please stop

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Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze

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enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad

6

to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do

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new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)

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promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action

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highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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Goethe

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Dali; Dally

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

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