jpdb beta

preface; foreword; introduction; beginning; start

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Chinese-derived reading of a kanji

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advertising agency

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war of independence

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rise of the curtain; opening of a play; beginning (e.g. of an era); start; opening (of a tournament, festival, etc.)

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federation (of states); confederation; commonwealth; union

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(naval) fleet; armada

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spreading; disseminating; scattering; diffusion (of light, gas)

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wave motion; undulation; surge; wave

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gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance

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empire; Empire of Japan

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weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot

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white

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robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead

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steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation

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fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)

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attacking a fleeing enemy; additional blow to an already unfortunate situation; rubbing salt into a wound

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Jeet Kune Do (martial art founded by Bruce Lee)

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putting into operation; invocation

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hair (on the head)

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waist; girth; measurement around waist

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to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet

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a little over; a little more than; strength; the strong; powerhouse; one of the biggest

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gauge

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multistage; cascade

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aerial skiing; aerials; aerial (acrobatic move); aerial cartwheel; side aerial

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startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch

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slouch

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to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)

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that night; that evening; over the course of the evening

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all one has; all one's possessions

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to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of

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to knock down; to knock off

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curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry

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mosquito coil; anti-mosquito incense

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ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole

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to peel (roughly); to tear off; to rip off

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ordinary; common; mediocre

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lochia; post-natal vaginal discharge

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domestic help; domestic helper; domestic servant; maid

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it is written that ...; ... is written; it says ...; it reads ...

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to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup

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to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money

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criminal record

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family business; family trade; one's occupation; one's trade

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source of amusement; plaything

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stimulant (e.g. psychoactive drugs like methamphetamine, ritalin, etc.)

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custom; common practice; habit

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absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance

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to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn

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