jpdb beta

self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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prefix for forming ordinal numbers

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thirteen; 13; king (playing card)

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(army) division

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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battalion

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popular name; common name; nickname; alias

2

USS Redfin

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to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one

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inside; interior; inner part

2

several tens

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counter for leaves in a book (esp. one with traditional Japanese-style binding); counter for blocks of tofu; counter for servings in a restaurant; counter for long and narrow things such as guns, scissors, spades, hoes, inksticks, palanquins, candles, jinrikishas, shamisen, oars, etc.; even number; 109.09 m

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small arms

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automatic rifle; weapon

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to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

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to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air

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to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)

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jump; leap; skip; bound

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flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)

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gun; rifle; small arms

2

ready with a rifle leveled

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to pull the trigger; to squeeze the trigger

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ray gun

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whole surface; entire

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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 exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute

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dozens; scores of; decades

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ennui; languishing; feeling of exhaustion; lassitude; lethargy

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to fall asleep

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just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of

2

comfortable; pleasant

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opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

1

chemical weapon

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serum; blood serum

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to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress

1

chemical substances; chemicals

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sunny (room, etc.); well sunlit

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tepid water; lukewarm water; comfortable; easy; relaxed

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pond

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to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

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water's surface

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in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

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breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance

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to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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