jpdb beta

clear; precise; definite; distinct

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chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus

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tip of an ear (of wheat, etc.); tip (of a brush, spear, etc.); point; spearhead

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to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light

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to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles

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land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap

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skyrocket (firework)

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chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory

1

opinion; point of view; visual point

1

men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders

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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)

1

handle; grip; stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

1

some; several; many; how many; how much; very

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ramification; branching off

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point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack

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tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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chin; jaw; gills; branchia

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every direction

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lotus root

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riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty

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madness; insanity

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to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)

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operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking

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prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

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snakelike; snaky; serpentine

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flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion

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to get entangled (with each other); to get muddled together

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offset; offsetting each other; cancelling each other out; set-off; setoff

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many; numerous

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trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)

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two (long cylindrical things)

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phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

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to fill with holes; to riddle (e.g. with bullets)

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wildfire

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to pierce

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in proportion to; just as much as

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posture; stance

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to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate

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to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

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to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)

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looks

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

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each other; one another

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jostling; crowding

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social standing

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tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training

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judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict

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to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

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each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn

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around the world; throughout the world

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