jpdb beta

with a half-opened eye

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dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp

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to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference

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posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance

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plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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intimidating air; sense of intimidation

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to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle

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deadly serious; deadly earnest

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another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking

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both; both sides; both parties

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idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression

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(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

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meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly

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full portrait; whole aspect; full story

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to begin to speak

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partly open; in half bloom

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to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded

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in addition; besides

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resident of Tokyo; citizen of Tokyo; Tokyoite

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leaving to chance; leaving to fate

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very; greatly; exceedingly

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to look on enviously while doing nothing; (lit.) to hold a finger in one's mouth

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part

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grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous

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loud laughter

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reason; logic; sense; truth; right

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last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period

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great laughter; burst of laughter

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to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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to stifle a laugh; to hold back a laugh

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to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain

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ruin; destruction; fall

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bright white (esp. for snow and ice); brilliant white

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ash; ashes

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fog; mist; spray

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concrete

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tile

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size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)

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concrete

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chemistry

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oil

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veil

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two; 2

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notable; important; chief; valuable; conspicuous; outstanding

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after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter

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to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

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earthquake

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shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word

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