jpdb beta

out (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit

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spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell

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notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged

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cliff edge; edge of a precipice; perilous position; critical moment; brink

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(person) seeming like a genius; (having) the temperament of a prodigy

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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going against one's will; contrary to one's intentions; going against one's desire; going contrary to one's wishes

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spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus

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counterforce; reaction

2

to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

3

to surpass the rest (e.g. of a large group); to stand out from the crowd; to be the best by far

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going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

4

180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)

2

extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch

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to feel nauseated; to feel sick

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to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other

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Vu (magazine)

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gentle slope; easy slope

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power; force

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vague; fuzzy; elusive; slippery

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bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection

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anguish

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hatred

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hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

2

snapping apart

2

hydraulic system

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shrewd; astute; cunning; alert

2

to go through; to pierce; to penetrate; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out; to persist with

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apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)

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member of parliament; the elite

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if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)

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attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession

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androgynous; gender-neutral

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a disgrace (to a whole group of people)

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certainly; for sure; distinctly; clearly; firmly; tightly

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to couch (a sword); to look at cynically or ironically; (arch.) to stand ready (to do); (arch.) to adopt a formal attitude

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no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt

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weird; strange; mysterious

2

to take command; to give direction

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to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give

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electronic transmission (of data)

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to say; to speak; to tell; to be called

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confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

2

to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)

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coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

2

to show; to display

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unable to take one's eyes off of something; having to keep a watchful eye on

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to want; to desire

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to do something distinguished; to perform great deeds; to distinguish oneself (e.g. in war)

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sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

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