jpdb beta

to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)

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centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

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main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple

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wooden building; wooden architecture

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to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)

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to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong

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to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded

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historical; traditional; historic

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

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pink; erotic; blue; pornographic

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talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity

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extensive knowledge; erudition; learned; erudite; well-informed

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feature

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to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down

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attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound

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very interesting; of great interest

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intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness

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anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

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to suck up to; to curry up to someone

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to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

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unpleasant; revolting; feeling sick; feeling unwell; uncomfortable; annoying

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I can relate (to that); that happens to me as well; that's all too familiar to me; something often encountered or experienced; something many people can relate to; all-too-familiar story

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fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait

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good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality

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to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)

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(frustratingly) slow; tedious; sluggish; roundabout (e.g. explanation); exasperating; irritating

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technical; specialist; professional; exclusive

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electronization; digitization; computerization

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acceleration; speeding up

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maniac (as in rabid sport fan); enthusiast

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results of a scientific investigation; findings

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nobleman; dignitary; feudal lord (of the Edo period); daimyo; man brought up away from the world; arrogant man with little knowledge of the ways of the world

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lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring

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to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)

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to suit; to match; to become; to be like

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(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly

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to get high; to become inebriated

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sweets; sweet food

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to make an appearance

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a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather

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just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...

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business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs

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to see eye to eye; to be on the same wavelength; to talk the same language

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to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly

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cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation

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stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time

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origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity

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to push aside; to push one's way through

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railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)

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