jpdb beta

order; discipline; regularity; system; method

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terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous

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young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age

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scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle

1

to get between; to be caught in

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

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moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)

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hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces

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to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at

2

dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all

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to step back; to walk backwards

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to jump up; to leap up; to spring up

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

3

rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)

3

equipment

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to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money

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one hand

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to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

2

in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

1

oh; ah; if there is; as for that; that is

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two shots

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to stand on end; to bristle up; to be ruffled

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to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)

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to catch one's attention

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stabbing; piercing

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close to the wall; alongside the wall

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interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun

3

to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from

1

both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other

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to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)

1

(sound of) laughter; laughing voice

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before one's eyes

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image; figure; figure; form; image

1

to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

3

collective; group

2

to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order

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rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)

1

to collide; to clash

2

biggest; greatest; largest; maximum

4

to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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to kill each other

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pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing

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to bear; to endure

3

prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot

1

holder

2

soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost

1

horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

1

making no progress; getting nowhere; remaining unsettled

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exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

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