jpdb beta

fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale

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

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

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wooden board

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to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)

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to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention

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river; stream; River; the ... river

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plop; splash

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lifeline; safety rope; safety tether

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curt; blunt; cold; short

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to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose

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to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away

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to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

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downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently

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to do for (the sake of someone else)

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bridge girder

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to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss

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confusion; distraction; derangement

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unsteadily (walking); waddling; staggeringly; totteringly

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halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside

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to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over

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to rustle; to sway; to stir; to flutter

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bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

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to jar; to creak; to grate

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perilous pass (on a route or journey); rough spot

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hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark

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to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path

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weak; delicate; sickly

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(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp

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right under; directly below

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torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times

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to run off; to break into a run; to start running

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to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

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to ride upon the winds

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to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly

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to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one

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to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither

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physical strength; muscle strength

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability

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to pull up; to haul up

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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to experience

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boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive

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to embrace each other

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selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases

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to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)

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liking; taste; choice

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to turn one's face away

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to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare

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