jpdb beta

to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight

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water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

5

clear stream

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fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence

3

to lack

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to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent

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if; in case; supposing

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advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly

2

trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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rolling (something) up by spinning it around; coiling

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the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not

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safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction

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hopping; skipping; lightly and repeatedly jumping

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relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls

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alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively

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to pay attention (to)

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winner-takes-all (system)

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

3

designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at

3

surely; certainly; without doubt

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irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

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just because; even if; even though

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confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself

2

attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning

2

anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever

1

operation; functioning; running

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extermination; annihilation

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close

2

place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place

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to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant

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equilibrium; balance

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twig; spray

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

2

dead leaf; dry leaves

2

class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-

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to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort

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wariness

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early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no

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to be imaginable; to be conceivable

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to be caught in a trap (snare, etc.); to fall for (a trick, ambush, etc.)

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one step higher; one better; cut above; one up

2

decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon

2

on purpose; deliberately; intentionally

2

to attract attention

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to distinguish; to discern; to make out; to tell

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to grumble; to gripe; to complain

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