jpdb beta

earthworm; worm

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to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl

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katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords

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cursive style

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lesson; class; teaching; instruction; classwork; schoolwork

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written oath; covenant; pledge

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prescribed form (of writing); format

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oath; abjuration; pledge

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one person; one member

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neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood

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old style; ancient rites

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(written) invitation; letter of invitation

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consensus; collective will; collective opinion

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to have stiff shoulders; to feel ill at ease; to feel uncomfortable; serious; sober

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exaggeration

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to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune

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glass window

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to split (by striking); to divide; to disclose; to speak frankly

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terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific

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to resound; to echo; to reverberate

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tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle

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party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party

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to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly

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in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan

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to draw (a bow) to the limit; to pull tight; to squeeze tight; to strain (voice)

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to be perturbed; to be agitated

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nape of the neck

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to wave back

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robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy

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probable; likely

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log; dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); test subject (of human experiments performed by Unit 731 during WWII); (arch.) prostitute dressed as a Buddhist nun

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big arm; brawny arm

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(written) oath

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vise; vice; capstan; windlass; cargo net

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sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position

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chrysanthemum flower

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very

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sentimental; mushy; saccharine; sickly-sweet; sugary

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naniwabushi; variety of sung narrative popular during the Edo period

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skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament

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by sheer strength; by brute force

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role; part; job; assignment

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gooey; viscous; sticky

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electrification

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right under; directly below; right beneath

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direct hit

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partly burned charcoal; cinders; charred remains; (arch.) servant boy at a brothel or teahouse

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taking part on the spur of the moment; participating without registering beforehand; last-minute entrant; specking on flower petals

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