jpdb beta

operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

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to mix (e.g. water with flour); to dissolve (salt in water, paint, etc.); to scramble (eggs); to stir; to melt; to liquefy

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strong; intense; severe

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Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)

4

metallic taste; taste of iron

4

to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to

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period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); victory; strictness; cruelty

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the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

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rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle

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reason; logic; sense; natural way of things

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based on

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exposed; scanty; bare; public; open

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to reflect; to throw back light

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to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)

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involuntarily; instinctively; without realizing; unconsciously

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chatter; idle talk

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to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper

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thumb; big toe

2

tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)

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skin

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to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out

4

interior of the mouth; oral cavity

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to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)

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to draw a line

2

to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)

1

tattoo (esp. one in a style other than traditional Japanese)

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to break a dam; to burst out

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(flowing) copiously

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to gush out

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lifting a curse; breaking a spell; disenchantment

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it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...

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to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound

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to lick off; to take (something) off by licking

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-

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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

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improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore

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long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)

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to be at a loss for words; to be speechless; to be dumbfounded; to be struck dumb

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to need; to demand; to take; to require

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deceiving; cheating; fooling

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restriction; restraint; limitation; limit

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hacking; hacking (basketball, rugby, etc.); fouling

3

to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set

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absolute best; very finest; top-class; first-rate; elite

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specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit

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plan; design; layout

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trivial matter; trifling thing; something ordinary

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taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

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carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

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