jpdb beta

(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place

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gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over

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he that fights and runs away may live to fight another day; (lit.) fleeing is winning

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to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way

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distant; remote; isolated

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hesitation; indecision; vacillation

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to change way one holds something; to transfer something from one hand to the other

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imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign

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spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off

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licking one's lips; licking one's chops

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being unhuman; being removed from humanity; being unworldly

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part (esp. of the body); region; site; cut (of meat)

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repetition of position (in chess, shogi, etc.); repetition draw

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at a glance; at first sight

2

wind instrument

6

snail

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mouthpiece; cigarette holder; cigarette filter (tip); fragrant garnish (for soup)

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(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock

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to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

2

two legs; two feet; two pairs

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flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

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intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do

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upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

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rainy season

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Amazon (river, rainforest etc.); Amazon (woman of Greek mythology)

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to die by drowning; to drown

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pommel

2

the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation

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adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

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myopic; short-sighted

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nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things

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to insert; to include; to incorporate; to cut in (printing)

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indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution

2

common saying; popular version; folklore; tradition

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to see well in the dark; to have good night vision

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profitable plan; good plan

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scouting party; patrol

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to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up

2

best one could ask for; just what one wants; welcome (news); heaven-sent

2

water of life; life-giving water; distilled liquor (brandy, whisky, etc.); spirits; (arch.) semen

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to behead; to decapitate

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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teleport; teleportation

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camp

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setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)

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to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone

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separation; partition; detachment; segregation; isolation

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deep in the forest

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side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)

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jello (gelatin-based dessert); jelly; gel; jelly

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