jpdb beta

asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence

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side step

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to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other

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koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)

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counter for scraps, fragments, petals, etc.

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failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness

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change of course

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to turn one's back to

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to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)

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substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality

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virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence

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remaining strength; surplus energy; reserve power; money to spare

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to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)

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spell; charm; incantation; magic words

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vital part (of the body); tender spot; key point; essential point; male crotch (as a target in fighting); vital point

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fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating

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next move

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guide; tour guide; guidebook; guide (on a fishing rod); guide ring

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guidance; leadership; leading the way

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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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aloneness; loneliness; solitude

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to stare at each other; to lock eyes (with)

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loyalty; devotion

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(one) stroke

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actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

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change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift

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guard; watchman

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block (solid piece of material); chunk (e.g. of meat); concrete block; (interlocking) toy blocks; (printing) block; block (area of a city); blocking (e.g. the way)

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object; body; solid

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locking swords and pushing against each other; close contest; neck-and-neck game; fierce competition

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(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)

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headlong rush; rushing recklessly

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(artillery) barrage; bullet hell; curtain fire; barrage of scrolling comments (overlaid on an online video)

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to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen

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staying in the air; remaining airborne

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severe; strict; tough; hard

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to misfire; to come to naught; to end in failure; to fizzle out; to fall flat

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bullet speed; muzzle velocity

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to move around; to move about; to get around

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harmless to humans and animals; having no influence; unimportant; insignificant

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flight; flying; soaring

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attack; drive; advance; invasion

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to slide into; to slip into

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to prevent (something) from occurring; to forestall; to avert; to nip in the bud

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mediation; agency; carrying (germs, diseases, etc.); transmission; mediation (in Hegelianism)

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to nail (to something); to nail down; to bang (e.g. one's head); to knock; to throw (at a wall, on the floor, etc.); to fling (at)

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anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly

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vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye

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(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive

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to repaint; to paint again; to paint (a different colour); to change completely; to break (a record); to redraw (e.g. the map)

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