jpdb beta

standing upright; standing bolt upright; rearing

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to fall flat; to fall face down

1

husband; groom; (one's) son-in-law

1

win; victory

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babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper

1

to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol

1

tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing

1

divorce

2

to pour on

2

to recover; to be healed

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dumbfounded; speechless; flabbergasted; struck dumb with astonishment

1

bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

1

chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse

1

to ask; to enquire; to query

2

to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it

1

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)

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to be closed; to be blocked; to be clogged; to be plugged up; to be occupied; to be taken (e.g. accommodation)

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to keep running

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at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else

1

to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel

1

complaint

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training; drill; practice; discipline

1

darkness; the dark

3

to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

2

rope

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with a light thud

1

laundry; the washing

1

to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.

1

to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment

1

repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back

1

traces; evidence

1

then; if so; if

1

both knees

1

to make a mistake

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flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh

1

grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)

1

twig; spray

1

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

1

undergrowth; weeds beneath a tree

1

to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain

1

thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

1

somewhere; in some respects; in some way

1

to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out

1

song lyrics; words of a song; libretto

1

guess; conjecture

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somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other

1

to gain time; to play for time; to buy time

2

limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...

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what to do

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wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven

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