jpdb beta

model; (good) example; exemplar; paragon

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adroit

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skill

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beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously

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coat; coating

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eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)

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costume; dress; attire

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powerful; strong; mighty

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occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when

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to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

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courtesy; etiquette; formality; (religious) observance; ritual; rite

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outward appearance; ostensible; public; official

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just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)

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a considerable number; a fair number

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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to use up; to squander

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to fit (e.g. a pane into a frame); to insert (e.g. a cork); to put on (something that envelops; e.g. a ring, gloves); to place (a hoop) around; to pigeonhole (into a particular category); to force (into a mold); to entrap

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swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort

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foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd

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several minutes; a few minutes

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postponement; deferment; hesitation; delaying; suspended sentence

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surveillance camera; security camera

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to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)

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to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating

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younger scholar; future reference

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stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation

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to wrench open; to break open; to pry open; to prise open; to force open

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escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis

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open seam; seam that has come apart; tear

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pouring all one's efforts into a single issue (goal, etc.); focusing entirely on one objective; single-minded approach; concentrated all-out effort; targeted strike

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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely

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the former; the first

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the latter; the second; successor; descendant

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the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all

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(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious

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successive generations; successive emperors

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youngest

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prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury

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dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard

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one's last moment; one's death; one's end

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical

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to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)

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stupid brat; son of a bitch

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to do together; to put together; to lump together; to regard in the same light; to put in the same category; to arrange for (two people) to marry

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unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous

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trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment

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water fountain

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ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)

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farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

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