jpdb beta

to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for

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to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...

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both sides

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

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assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)

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both wings

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with a thud

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one swing; one shake (e.g. of pepper); one sword

1

navel; belly button; protrusion or depression in the middle of an object; center; centre

1

to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)

1

work; job; labor; work

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triangle; triangular shape

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soft to the touch (e.g. fur, feathers); fluffy; to stroke (something fluffy); to rub; to pat

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tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

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one's house; one's home; one's family

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even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

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sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity

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came here; coming here; recently

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hostile relations; hostile relationship

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to have grown tense (of a situation); to have become critical (and to be on the verge of a major upheaval)

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leader; central personage

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control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

1

at present; now

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continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

1

meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast

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calmly; with composure; without fear; without a guilty look; with good grace

1

to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)

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reason; right

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consensus; collective will; collective opinion

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to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly

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pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

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maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling

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measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion

1

offense and defense; offence and defence

1

at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current

1

to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)

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sudden drop; sharp fall; nosedive; swoop

1

paper-thin (difference); razor-thin; very slight

1

evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

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taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle

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elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air

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sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

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earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

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combination

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nature; natural constitution; innate disposition

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to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other

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divine work; miracle; superhuman feat; (arch.) Shinto ritual

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gap

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