jpdb beta

expansion; swelling; increase; growth

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blood vessel; vein

1

to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)

1

battle; game; bout

1

left foot; left leg

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to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound

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holster

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latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener

1

with a momentary flash of light

1

arrow; wedge; chock

3

to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

2

beginning; start; first moxa treatment

1

somewhat large; of a larger size; on the large side; large swing (bat, racquet, etc.); long sweeping stroke

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one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

1

jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)

1

thickheaded; slow-witted; phlegmatic; slow (of one's movements); sluggish

1

to eat greedily; to devour; to wolf down; to gobble up

1

to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly

1

to cross (e.g. road); to traverse

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu

2

impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness

3

to slip through; to slip past; to evade

1

opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items

1

kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

1

to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)

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both shoulders

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obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days

2

fluent; smooth; flowing

1

maze; labyrinth; inner ear

1

thief; robber

3

swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man

1

highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly

2

to steal

2

thief; robber; burglar; rebel; insurgent; traitor

3

as usual; as is one's habit

1

target

1

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

1

means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

1

wind pressure

1

oracle; revelation; divine message

1

to cover (with); to smear; to sprinkle

1

grey; gray

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membrane; film

1

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted

1

while (one is at it); when; on the occasion of; at the same time (as); on one's way (to); by the way

1

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

3

to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby

1

cheerful; lively; lighthearted

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charm (e.g. of an innocent child); lovable nature

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