jpdb beta

apparently; appears to be

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iron pipe; steel pipe; metal pipe

3

to run through; to run past

1

instinctive; instinctual

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blow; hit; stroke

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

4

at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money

2

to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

2

numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles

2

without losing time (e.g. to do); without even time for (doing something)

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side

2

self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)

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

2

both; both sides; both parties

2

metallic sound; metallic clank

2

mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit

3

along; parallel to; in accordance with

5

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

2

body proportions

2

to be softened; to calm down

2

the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

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common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide

3

to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor

5

murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post

2

taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness

2

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

4

(gun) battery; fort

3

to fire a gun; to let off a gun; to loose off a shell

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muzzle (of a gun)

1

with a bang

1

to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

1

(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

4

empty gun; gun loaded with blanks; firing a blank

1

to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on

1

head; cranium; cephalic

2

cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible

3

disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off

3

(cross) section (e.g. in a drawing); cutting plane

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huge body; large build

4

just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

to feel a chill run down one's spine

1

power; might; authority; influence

1

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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to swarm; to gather

2

carapace; shell; crust

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noisily (e.g. from many people talking); creating a commotion; rustling (leaves); feeling a chill; getting the chills

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annoying; noisy; strict

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to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away

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in succession; one after another

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