jpdb beta

to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)

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collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck

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to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)

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this much; this amount

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cloud of dust

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bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses

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datum point; cardinal point; reference point; origin

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to form a circle; to stand in a circle

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to take a step backward; to step back (i.e. to re-think something); to distance oneself (from); to behave humbly; to budge (a little); to make one concession

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(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody

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obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see

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what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)

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yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing

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to bury; to embed; to implant

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

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easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

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to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated

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to keep a promise; to keep one's word

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to bud; to sprout; to arise; to begin to grow

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victory celebration party; victory banquet

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state of emergency

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guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement

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(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)

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to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)

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solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy

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ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends); planetary ring

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to take a step backward; to retreat a step; to back up

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to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious

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perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility

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opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back

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success rate

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besides; in addition; also; moreover

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obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude

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favour; favor; obligation; kindness; benevolence

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morality; righteousness; meaning; teachings; doctrine; nonconsanguineous relationship (i.e. of in-laws)

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to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge

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way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system

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offering oneself (for); volunteering (to do); coming forward; going ahead of others

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to nod to one another

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to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)

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to run about; to rush about

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to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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compass (for drawing circles, etc.); pair of compasses; (mariner's) compass; length of one's stride; length of one's legs

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needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

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shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly

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to look down (on); to condescend (to)

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outer wall

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to lead (someone) by the nose; to twist (someone) around one's little finger

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interest; appeal; attraction; fun

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