jpdb beta

to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)

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angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger

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leader; leading figure

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to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at

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split among friends; falling out; internal discord

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unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful

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uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)

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rolling over; turning over; turning around (the other way); reversal (of direction, course, etc.); producing a positive from a negative; producing a negative from a positive

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way

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unbelievable; incredible; implausible

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without

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therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence

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measure; step; action

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bandage; dressing

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to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise

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skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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blindness; blind (e.g. love, faith); reckless

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tornado; hurricane; typhoon

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to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

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storm; windstorm; gale

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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

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unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

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chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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shit!; damn!

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to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread

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critical point (temperature)

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yell; shout; outcry

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to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

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red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing

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gurgling down; being sucked into; caving in suddenly

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to vomit; to spit out; to breathe out (e.g. air); to exhale; to spend (e.g. saved money); to cough up

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epilogue

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interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening

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to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out

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fine weather; fair weather

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daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese

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to become slightly sweaty; to sweat a little; to become moist with sweat

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(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

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humid; sultry

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courtyard; quadrangle; middle court

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bench

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back (of a chair); backrest

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to shut oneself in (one's house, room, etc.); to confine oneself (to); to barricade oneself (in a building); to entrench oneself; to hole up

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conclusion; decision; end; settlement

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top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile

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regarding highly; attaching importance to

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to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)

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to lend a hand; to help

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control (by the state); controlling; coordination; air traffic control

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