jpdb beta

to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on

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steel

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thin skin

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without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily

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foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

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top part; surface

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step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)

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left foot; left leg

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auditorium; lecture hall

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to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate

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order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement

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(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack

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kettle

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dresser

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(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future

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

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to triumph; to be elated with success

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marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)

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to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with

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convex lens

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

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machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus

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top-heavy; big-headed; overly-theoretical

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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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to put one's strength into

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bulky; massive; thick; heavy

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to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it

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tsk; tut; shoot; chirp

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to lay the blame on; to put the fault on

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shaft of an arrow (usu. made of thin bamboo); cornetfish

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to be hesitant; to feel timid

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to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

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accelerator; accelerator pedal; gas pedal

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brake

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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tall (of a person)

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grip

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earth; soil; the earth (historically, esp. as opposed to the heavens); the ground; low-quality torinoko-gami (containing mud); (period of) refraining from construction in the direction of the god of the earth (in Onmyōdō)

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underground; subterranean

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to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

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gear

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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pedal

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to collide; to clash

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feeling one gets from listening to something

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to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten

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to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate

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to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)

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