jpdb beta

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fencing

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saber (cavalry sword); sabre

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to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)

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manners; behavior; behaviour

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distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

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fukuwarai; New Year's game in which blindfolded players place cutouts of facial features onto the outline of a face

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part; component

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something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

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something like ...; something called ...

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origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient

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seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles

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no trouble; easy; simple

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contour; outline; summary; outline; looks; features

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to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent

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foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature

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stiff and slackless; tense without any looseness; cling tightly; pulled or stretched as far as possible; creaking of a door or oar

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double-edged eyelid

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

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slender; slim

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nihilistic

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moustache; mustache

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Western person; Westerner

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he; she; that person; (arch.) you

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Japan

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popular

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(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas

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actor; actress; player; performer

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when; at what point

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to change; to replace

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extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch

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quick work; (clever) feat

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face

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese

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to replace; to substitute; to switch; to move (something); to transfer

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big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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latent; potential

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emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

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fiancé; fiancée

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to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down

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to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out

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1,000,000; one million; million; many

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

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ramen; Chinese-style noodles

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cold Chinese noodles served with a dipping sauce separately

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narcissist

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(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around

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