jpdb beta

just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

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fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)

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to balance; to counterpoise; to remain unchanged; to share (e.g. the expense); to bear (part of)

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dense; thick; rich (flavour, colour, etc.); deep; strong (smell); heavy

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busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

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as (someone) says

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to be rescued; to be saved; to be redeemed (by); to be offset (by); to feel relieved

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assorted vegetables for sukiyaki (esp. green onion)

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law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale

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left end; left edge

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right end; right edge

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hook; hook bracket (Japanese quotation mark)

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skull; cranium

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fierce god

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reaction; recoil; kick; backlash

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school term; semester

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master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts

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in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically

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unapproachable; inaccessible; difficult to access

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retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)

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armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

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deep blue; navy blue

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to miss a big chance; to miss a good opportunity; to let one's enemy slip away

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to run up to; to rush over

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to understand; to make out

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to fly wildly about

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to start to move; to get going; to come alive

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ambush

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terrible; dreadful; tremendous; terrific; appalling; shocking

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ji (ancient Chinese halberd)

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piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild

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(meeting with) disaster; (having an) accident; mishap; shipwreck; distress

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ordinary bank account

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despair; desperation; abandonment

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desperation; struggle to the death

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this way; here; the person in question; he; since (a time in the past); prior to (a time in the future)

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to drag; to trail; to force (someone) along; to drag (along); to prolong; to drag out

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evening moon; moon that can only be seen in the early hours of the night (esp. from the 2nd to the 7th of the eight month)

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small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

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to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)

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impostor; imposter; pretender; liar

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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not holding on; not using the hands; letting go one's hold; lack of reserve (in expressing one's emotions); lack of restraint; openly (saying)

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pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!

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to walk one's legs off; to walk until one's legs feel like lead; to walk to the point of exhaustion

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

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easy; simple; informal; offhand; cheap

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incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical

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war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces

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