jpdb beta

to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)

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unique flavor (flavour); (degree of) flavouring; distinctive quality; special charm

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outside of; not covered by

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deep blue; bright blue; ghastly pale; pallid; white as a sheet

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eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

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brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter

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look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes

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betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer

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to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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to be the case that

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waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

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one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future

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to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher

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(stand to) attention!; standing at attention

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certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid

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bubble; foam; froth; head on beer

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

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difficult problem; challenge

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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ability; skill; facility

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mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment

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to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted

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terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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work; job; labor; work

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to overflow from something full

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useless; vain; aimless; idle

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to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

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exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change

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restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss

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it doesn't matter what; anything is fine

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till just now

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foliage; leaves of trees

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to understand; to make out

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one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

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amen; hail

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to die; to go to heaven

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local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift

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acid; sourness; sour taste

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to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive

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to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

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strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification

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favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice

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to hit; to run into; to light on; to strike into; to come against; to deadlock

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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last resort

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to flow into; to pour into; to stream into

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that is; namely; i.e.

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barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty

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at once; there and then; immediately

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