jpdb beta

ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist

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fatal; deadly; mortal

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minute; fine; detailed; subtle

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wide; broad

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to parry; to sidestep; to dodge

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rut; wheel track; furrow; groove; (fig.) footsteps; (fig.) wake

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almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time

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six feet; traditional Japanese G-string for men; palanquin bearer

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half-way up a slope or stairway; landing; center of three (horizontal) columns; middle guard position (of a sword in kendo, etc.)

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kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red

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sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)

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bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

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wide (esp. of clothing); broad

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yo-yo; yoyo

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to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect

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to be too short

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(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning

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doubling (repeatedly); multiplying

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dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision

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to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh

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to say; to speak

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to shake; to waver; to tremble

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to cut open; to clear (land); to cut (a path, road, etc.); to carve out (a new career, future, etc.); to open up (a new field)

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practice sword used in iaido

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

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to pour in (liquids); to pour in (money); to pump in (investment)

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good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable

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exploding

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pod

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to get one's breath back; to calm down

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to worry oneself (about)

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effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy

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bitter-tasting bug

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both wings; both flanks

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to coil around; to twine around; to cling (to); to follow around; to hang around

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thin ice

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(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly

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to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy

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being actual (as opposed to hidden or latent); being apparent; being obvious; being tangible; being revealed

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pearl

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to remake; to remold; to remould; to convert; to reconstruct; to adapt

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self-education; self-instruction; self-study

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(large) compilation; culmination (of hard work)

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refining; purification; careful manufacture

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proud; having a prominent nose

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fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization

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real thing; original; actual

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stars; the stars and planets; celestial bodies

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legendary; fabled; fabulous

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dark matter

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