jpdb beta

successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another

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instead of; replacing; on behalf of

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angry roar; bellow

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log bridge

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bridge

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muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line

2

with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)

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finally; at last; in the end; ultimately

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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serious; severe; grave; acute

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to stay calm; to keep cool

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as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is

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to act violently; to rage; to struggle; to be riotous

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splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

3

(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling

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safety zone; traffic island

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to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover

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good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter

2

cave; cavern; den; grotto

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to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps

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to bend forward; to stoop; to bow

2

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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only; nothing but

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letter (of an alphabet); character; writing

3

to carve (design)

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decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification

1

artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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quay; wharf; jetty; wall-like shoreline; cliff wall

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stone; pebble

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stopping at; going no further than

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porthole

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vertical; perpendicular

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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difficult to ...; hard to ...

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it may be because

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depth; length

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shelf; ledge; rack; trellis

1

condition; situation; prospects

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to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze

2

theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

2

same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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monster

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roar; howl; yell; bellow

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in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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