jpdb beta

antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis

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reaction

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this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)

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power

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to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt

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tyranny; abuse of power; violence (e.g. of a storm)

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physical law; laws of physics

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arbitrary

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to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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interior of the body

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action; operation; effect; function

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light; faint; pale; fleeting

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to pulsate; to throb

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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melancholy

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blasting

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long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle

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duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage

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spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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knife blade; sword blade

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easily; readily; with ease; without trouble

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to bite and tear; to bite a hole in

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mass of rock; rock lump; block

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

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to kill (a human) using a blade (sword, machete, knife, etc.); to slice (off); to lop (off); to cut (off)

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trifles; minor details

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never mind!; don't worry about it

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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blow; hit; stroke

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literally; to the letter; literal

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to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye

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destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

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easy; simple; light

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to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for

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all sides; the four cardinal directions and the four ordinal directions; large hanging lantern

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collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline

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to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink

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to flutter (e.g. a flag)

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to spring; to jump up; to fly up; to skip

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largish; biggish; a little bit larger

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house; building

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one or two; a few; small number

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to build; to construct

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surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality

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to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)

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together; in company

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rift between clouds

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right under; directly below

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great disaster; horrible tragedy; catastrophe; catastrophic event; catastrophic incident; dire calamity

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