jpdb beta

Ming dynasty (of China; 1368-1644)

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the big three ...

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spot; dot; place; location; (airport) apron; spot advertisement; spot advertising

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designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

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acquaintance

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head of a police station; chief of a police station; superintendent

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(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that

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surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard

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distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric

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figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person

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camber

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to throw at; to turn; to raise

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(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement

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to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar

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police officer; cop; walking in a circle (dog trick); (arch.) side dish (eaten with rice)

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to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel

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or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean

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bowling alley

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to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)

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I; me

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(family) crest; coat of arms; pattern; figure; playing card suit (in karuta)

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to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)

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money on hand

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance

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diet; dieting; losing weight (through dieting, exercise, etc.)

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favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)

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to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)

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dojo; hall used for martial arts training; manda (place of Buddhist practice or meditation, esp. the place under the bodhi tree where Buddha attained enlightenment)

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cannot be helped; unavoidable

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change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

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to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited

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having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

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severe; harsh

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to survive

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to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)

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silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

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unconcernedly; nonchalantly; indifferently; blankly; vacantly; absentmindedly

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onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)

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to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)

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expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose

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hiding place; hideout; refuge; retreat; hideaway

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careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent

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it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London

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careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

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unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet

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before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand

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detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house

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remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding

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worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering

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