jpdb beta

blunt weapon

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to become rounded; to roll into a ball

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stepwise; one step at a time

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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both; together; jointly; simultaneously

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to fall on one's backside; to land on one's rear

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to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)

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ashibarai; foot sweep; sweeping one's opponent's legs from under them (judo, etc.)

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manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit

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currently nowhere to be seen; unknown where it went; disappeared into thin air

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(emblem of) three comma-shaped figures arranged to form a circle; three-way fight; three-sided struggle

3

test; trial; ordeal; tribulation

2

fantasy; illusion; vision; dream

2

dark; gloomy; somber; depressing

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fish pen; holding pond; fish tank; live well; live-box

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shadow figure; silhouette

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make-believe fiction

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to fear; to be afraid of

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clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit

1

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

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(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder

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light (e.g color, fabric); faint; somehow; kind of; scarce; slim

1

hygienic; sanitary

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obsession with cleanliness; fastidiousness

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unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions

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structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern

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to polish; to rub up

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mold; mould; mildew

1

oven

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stove; furnace; kiln

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dancing; dance

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opportunity; chance; trigger; cause

1

your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)

1

sanity; consciousness; soberness

1

translation; version (e.g. "English version")

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when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives

1

kitchen

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to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)

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correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications

1

silence

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to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out

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suspension; interruption; stoppage; tie-up; cessation

2

upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above

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to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

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whereunder; thereunder

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loss (of assets, profit, etc.)

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dispersing; vanishing

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to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle

3

to close (one's eyes); to shut

2

to give a reason

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