jpdb beta

essence and fringe; beginning and ending; root and branch; means and end

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown

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to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off

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to twist; to contort

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feeling in one's bones; foreboding; premonition; presentiment; gut feeling; gut instinct

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flick (on a touchscreen); flick (in hockey, table tennis, etc.)

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prefectural police

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early dawn; grey of morning; gray of morning

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prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)

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(dead) body; corpse; remains

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enmity; grudge

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murder case

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brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

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enumeration; list

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east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

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rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts

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one of Japan's foremost; leading in Japan

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national paper; paper with a national circulation

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aftertaste

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one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train

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fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion

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to have one's hair stand on end

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involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation

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to mesh (of gears); (fig.) to be in sync (of people, organizations, etc.)

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to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join

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change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification

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reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing

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(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient

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self-protection

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intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

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to go mad; to go crazy; to go insane

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matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)

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police drama (television); detective drama

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with no regard to appearances; not caring about how one looks

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flight; desertion; escape

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trip abroad; overseas travel

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very careful; thoroughly prepared

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abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping

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to pay attention (to)

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matter of the highest priority; top priority; first priority

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to find (after searching everywhere); to locate; to discover

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to take (a person) unawares; to make a surprise attack

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profit-and-loss arithmetic; calculating profit and loss; mercenary point of view

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absence; disregard; indifference

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to fall asleep; to sleep soundly; to become dull; to lose vigour

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bright place; the light; the open; light of day; public knowledge

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number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.

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to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)

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myth; mythology

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