jpdb beta

shoring up (a company, industry, etc.); propping up; bolstering; manipulation (of the market, esp. to prevent a sudden fall); jacking-up

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-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person

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to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)

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first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)

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to catch

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plop; splash

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for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)

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missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown

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guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole

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with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous

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to move forward; to move on

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commercial (on radio, TV, etc.); advertisement; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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unnecessary; not needed; not necessary

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safety; security

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rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance

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to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty

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pointing out; identification

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head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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better; preferable

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skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable

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feelings of guilt

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to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake

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to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach

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to become misty; to become hazy

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to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to

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brethren; brothers; fellow countrymen; fellowman; compatriot

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shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

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popular name; common name; given name

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to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

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commencing with; including

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sorcerer; wizard; mage

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simultaneous; all at once

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handed-down order; issued instruction; word of command

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thunderous roar; roaring sound

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to create (a sensation); to cause (a commotion); to give rise to (controversy); to raise (a cloud of dust); to kick up (dust)

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union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation

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fat; thick

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lightning; flash of lightning; lightning bolt

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sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

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direct hit

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dazzling; radiant

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lightning strike; torpedo attack

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disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient

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death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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cage; pen; (jail) cell

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high level

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pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)

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