jpdb beta

to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)

1

a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)

1

ranked list (entertainers, sumo wrestlers, millionaires, etc.); program (e.g. theatre)

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fear; horror; risk; danger; awe; reverence

1

to resound; to reverberate; to make a stir

2

temple (on side of head)

1

to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing

3

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

3

initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor

2

to bend (a piece of wood, etc.); to bow

1

losing initiative; being forestalled; moving second; person with the second move; gote; move that does not require an immediate response from the opponent

1

bad move (in chess, shogi, etc.); poor decision; bad move

1

falsehood and truth; fiction and fact

1

sounding each other out; probing each other

1

obscene; indecent; dirty; improper

1

suitable; appropriate; becoming; fitting

1

to step back; to walk backwards

1

(appearing) out of nowhere; (lit.) as if one had fallen from the sky or sprung from the ground

1

ruler; measure

1

nunchaku (two linked fighting sticks); nunchucks

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under one's arm; (in) the armpit

1

bamboo sheath; bamboo peel

1

to buy in quantity; to buy a lot (of); to stock up (on); to lay in

1

roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato

3

different form; different shape

1

older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am

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to catch in the act (of)

3

against the rules; breaking etiquette; illegal; unusual; unconventional; against common sense

1

main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank

1

stir; commotion; noise

1

to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)

1

upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth

1

to boost; to force up; to push up

1

open-mouthed

1

(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly

1

unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up

1

laughter breaks out

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with a thud

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first child

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clever; intelligent; bright; well-behaved (esp. of children and pets); obedient; good

2

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

1

seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?

1

centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government

3

connection; link (on a web page)

6

expansion; extension; elongation; stretching

1

to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)

3

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1

half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing

1

glaring at each other; confrontation; standoff; face-off

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build; physique; frame; constitution

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