jpdb beta

in groups of twos and threes; in small groups; (lit.) (in groups of) threes and fives

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(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress

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to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money

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enlargement; increase

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warning; caution; admonition; keikoku (penalty in judo)

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plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)

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to abate; to weaken; to be emaciated; to be dejected; to be perplexed

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counter for (school) periods; nth period

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to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish

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to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve

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vigorous; cheerful; assertive

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in that way; like that; that way

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to settle (a problem)

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snowball

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first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start

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double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)

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ice water; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)

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to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with

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jack; knave; (electrical) jack; hijack; hijacking

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liquid

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crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack

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wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant

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pillar of light; column of light; beam of light; light pillar

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oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

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to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)

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to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

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very great; enormous; serious

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relief; rescue

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to escape from; to get out

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secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart

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war of defense; war of defence; defensive fight; defensive warfare

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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smoke; fumes

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compensation; reparation; price (of achieving a goal); cost; paying compensation on someone's behalf; compensation

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to arrange beforehand; to make a sign to each other; to conspire

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to drive someone off with gunfire

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life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life

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abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty

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protective instinct; defensive instinct

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to strike dead; to beat to death

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alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; perversion (esp. sexual)

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self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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to die; to lay down life's burden

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to begin to attend (e.g. school)

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memory; sense; experience

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master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts

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to join hands; to join forces; to work in cooperation; to link up; to partner with

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to be fulfilled; to be satisfied

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