jpdb beta

to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)

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to beat to death

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danger; peril; hazard; risk

4

representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney

1

pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born

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in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances

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each other; one another

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having special circumstances (e.g. problems, issues, advantages, flaws, defects, etc.); imperfect (merchandise); with defects

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to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)

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curt; blunt; brusque

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quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking

2

imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective

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to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

1

just as one thought; as usual; sure enough

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investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking

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apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but

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to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip

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land

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from here; from this place

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to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut

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to be frank; to drop all pretense

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outrageous lie; outright lie

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late at night

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captain's cabin

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capsicum (Capsicum annuum, esp. the cultivated chili peppers); chili pepper (chile, chilli); cayenne; shichimi pepper

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odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...

6

supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack

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though; notwithstanding; although

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to mix; to stir; to blend

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to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt

3

look, look!

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kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)

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counter for articles; counter for military units; individual

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bow (of a ship); prow

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fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)

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lamp; light

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reliance; dependence

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to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp

3

fresh

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pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed

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fruit

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shishito pepper (variety of Capsicum annuum)

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onion (Allium cepa)

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spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful

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poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite

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what would (you) do?; what to do about it

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fishing village

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to steal

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mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling

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chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension

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