jpdb beta

one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); one game; one task

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seesaw game; back-and-forth match; match in which the lead changes hands several times

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to leave behind

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one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself

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to pretend; to act (as if)

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unexpected; unforeseen; strange

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to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard

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climax

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supporting performance; playing a supporting role

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(male) actor

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prize; award

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Take it!; Take that!

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guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)

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smelling of mud; smelling of earth; unrefined; unpolished; uncouth

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thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...

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please; I beg you; for mercy's sake

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to permeate (of a stain, smell, etc.); to become ingrained; to become embedded; to become a deeply ingrained habit; to become second nature

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hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation

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to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

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reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être; ikigai

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too (much); overly; excessively

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comfortable; pleasant

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reason for being; raison d'être

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to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)

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facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)

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to this extent; to this degree; this much

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to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient

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mode (e.g. of a machine); setting; state (of mind); mode (e.g. work mode, study mode); mode; mode

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agile (person's movements); nimble; adroit; lively; brisk; skillful

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joker; joker; funny guy

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running alone; running solo; having a large lead (over the others); being far ahead (of everyone else); having one's own way; ignoring others' opinions and acting as one wishes

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compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

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to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to

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way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)

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to start forgetting

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freestyle

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to set (sun); to become dark

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like; similar to; as with; in the same way

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to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of

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immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to

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passion; enthusiasm; zeal

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(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after

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to release

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all things in nature; the whole creation

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widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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drink

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cap (hat); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief

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to keep in mind; to bear in mind; to try; to aim to do; to endeavor; to endeavour

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