jpdb beta

to hack; to chop (firewood, meat, etc.); to chop off (e.g. a head)

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to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)

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location (of something); whereabouts; hiding place

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn

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brand-new (clothes)

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vivid description; painting a lively picture (of)

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crowding together; clustering together; close formation; swarm

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being scattered and ultimately lost; dissipation

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agglomeration; clumping together; cohesion (of ions, etc.); flocculation (of colloidal particles); agglutination

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laws of nature; physical laws; physics

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rule; law; model; pattern; teachings of Buddha; Buddhist doctrine

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to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off

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to fold in two; to fold in half; to double up

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body tissue; body composition

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to scuttle off; to take flight

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to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath

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dictation; verbal statement

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account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters

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Pangu; creator of heaven and earth in Chinese mythology

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Veda

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all creation; all nature; all the universe

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change; transformation; inversion

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anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone

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clot

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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bitter enemy

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grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over

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very small

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tentacle; feeler

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octopus; fool; idiot

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to come down in the world; to fall low; to be ruined; to be reduced to poverty; to fall on hard times

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having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism

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Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket

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dignified appearance; majestic appearance; imposing appearance

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damp ground; wetland; bog; marsh

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character; personality

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being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes

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in case of; at that time; at this time

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to pose a riddle; to hint (at); to drop a hint

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honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank

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way; means

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using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on

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willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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life; thread of life

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consent; agreement; acceptance; understanding; satisfaction (e.g. with an explanation); being convinced

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kaki; Japanese persimmon (Diospyros kaki)

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to catch (a wild animal or fish); to capture; to hunt; to win (a title, prize, etc.); to conquer

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crab

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