jpdb beta

ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)

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high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)

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large drop (of rain, sweat, tears, etc.); large grain-like object (e.g. grape, cherry)

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important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

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to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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arrow; wedge; chock

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to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)

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to impose a gag order; to hush up; to order someone not to mention something

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to enlist as a supporter; to win over to one's side; to gain as one's ally

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confusion; dismay; consternation; panic

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being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter

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knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance

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to stop (plug) one's ears

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to smile cheerfully; to crack a smile

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both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold

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troublesome; annoying; complicated

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boy; son; man

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to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer

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chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives

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for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze

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retainer; subject; vassal; servant

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kindness

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boy; man; male

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total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure

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as far as I know

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working earnestly; sincerity; diligence; effort; pains

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one day; (on) a certain day

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sudden death syndrome; pokkuri death syndrome

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to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken

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whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic

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

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cinnamon; cinnamon tree (Cinnamomum sieboldii)

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to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)

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good humour (humor); good mood

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to fade; to become dim

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pounding (of one's heart); throbbing; thumping; heartily (eating); devouring; munching

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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

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nonchalant air; unruffled air

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to throw away as useless; to scrap; to make null and void; to renege; to annul

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to settle (a dispute)

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to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up

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the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar

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yellow

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unfortunately; regrettably

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trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant

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desire; wish; aspiration

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to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand

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to (enter and) sit down; to plop oneself down; to plant oneself down; to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit in (in protest)

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to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

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