jpdb beta

to strike (someone) down; to knock down; to thrash; to place firmly

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projecting part (of a headland, etc.); moment of departure; (on the) point of going out; outset; start

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thin skin

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whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom

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earthquake

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trick that may deceive a child; transparent ploy; mere child's play; trivial (e.g. scheme); transparent; trifling (e.g. matter)

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to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

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herculean strength

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protuberance; bulge; protrusion; rise; uplift; upheaval

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mass of rock; rock lump; block

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one's own effort

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ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml

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to enclose; to surround; to shelter (e.g. a criminal); to shield; to keep (e.g. a mistress); to store (vegetables, fruit, etc.)

2

handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; sabaki; properly treating one's weak stones under attack

1

to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate

1

to be smeared; to be covered

3

to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

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lump of earth; clod

2

the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try

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splendidly; brilliantly

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aimless

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to lead; to take the initiative; to take precedence (e.g. sadness taking precedence over anger); to be most essential

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even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage

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to lose one's mind; to lose control of oneself

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care

2

all (that one has); all (that there is); everything; as much as possible; as much as one can; to the utmost

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naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt

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this much; this amount

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growing late; latening

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of no use; useless; not fit for purpose

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to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done

1

to fall to one's knees; to go down on one's knees (e.g. to express respect)

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to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed

1

commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane

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talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish

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sarcastic; foulmouthed; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue

1

advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug

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to cover up the sky (e.g. smoke)

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overcrowding; congestion; overpopulation; crammed (schedule); congested; busy

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extreme foolishness; grave stupidity; big fool; damn idiot; utter fool

1

omen; sign; notice; indication

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storefront; shopfront

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to pack one's things

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for peace of mind; for conscience' sake; by way of consolation

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to burn to a crisp; to scorch

3

descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance

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tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

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to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant

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rooftop

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