jpdb beta

simile; metaphor; allegory; parable

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dragon (as depicted in Western myths)

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failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

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freshly severed head

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to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post

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slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet

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to grow; to cultivate; to let grow (e.g. weeds)

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to smile

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to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished

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(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look

1

gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing

1

to breathe heavily

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suicide attacker

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splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

2

apology; excuse

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no matter (what, who, etc.); whether ... or ...; be

3

taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...

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to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe

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(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)

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to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)

2

huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion

8

mass; quality and quantity

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one game (of go, shogi, etc.); one board (go, shogi, etc.); one office (of a broadcasting station, post office, etc.)

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concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works

4

offensive strength; offensive power; striking power

3

aggregate amount

1

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")

2

fist

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(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit

2

total mass

1

dependence; reliance

5

one grade; first-class; primary

2

others; other people

1

discernment; penetration; keen insight; your discernment; your insight; your conjecture

1

advance; moving forward; progress

4

alternate; alternating

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to look at; to gaze; to stare at

1

older sister and younger brother

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to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of

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to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)

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honour; honor; glory; privilege

1

to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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when; at what point

2

he; she; that person; (arch.) you

1

being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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like father, like son; (lit.) you can't fight blood

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love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland

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