jpdb beta

glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous

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to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam

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(a) look; gaze

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jet black

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pitch black; deep black

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to make a sound

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across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for

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addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)

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just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street

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to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

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to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float

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succession; continuation; series; sequence

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proximity; nearness; soon; nearby

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gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees

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to fight with swords; to cross swords

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strong point

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to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear

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to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)

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feint

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all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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heart; guts; nerve; central part

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to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

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to be peevish; to sulk; to pout

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lovely; sweet

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after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating

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good feeling; feeling good

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living flesh; flesh and blood; physical body of Buddha or a bodhisattva

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to entrance; to possess; to enthrall

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area; domain; territory; field; range; region

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to make narrow

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to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided

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right in half

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cracks or fissures in the ground

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tear; rip; rent; slit; crack; chasm

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first; new

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

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oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

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meaning; called; said

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hybrid

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to knead into

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contract; compact; agreement

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degree of difficulty

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gods and demons; divine spirits and souls of the dead; one with (spiritual) power beyond that of humans; fierce god

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sacred treasure; the three sacred treasures (sword, jewel, mirror); implement used in religious ceremonies

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setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)

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bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre

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mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary

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