jpdb beta

with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick

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parabola

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aroma; fragrance; scent; smell

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to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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to become hungry

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

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to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab

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fainting in agony

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to rampage; to run riot

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tactician; schemer; intriguer; resourceful person

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thick fog (of suspicion); black veil of secrecy; covered-up crime, unethical act, etc.

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place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)

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to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread

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plop; splash

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safety; welfare; well-being

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first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying

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revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

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best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most

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gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)

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to suffer; to groan; to be worried

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another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to

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artificial feeding (of wild animals); accustoming (a wild animal) to accepting food from humans; hand-feeding; to win someone over (with food); to butter up

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dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily

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hakama; pleated skirt or loose-legged trousers worn over a kimono mainly on ceremonial occasions; (leaf) sheath; (sake bottle) stand

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(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go

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to turn over; to turn (pages); to leaf through (a book, etc.); to tear off; to strip off; to take off

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kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes

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to get between; to be caught in

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poisoned

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shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock

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(turned out) all right in the end

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to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered

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silhouette

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to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to

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to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

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sigh of relief

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to get tired out; to be exhausted

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pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in

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swing; trapeze

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

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nervous temperament; worrier's disposition

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crisis awareness; sense of impending crisis

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to give candid advice; to give harsh but honest advice; to admonish

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in that manner; like that

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feeling; mood

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cause; origin; source

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unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom

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occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development

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