jpdb beta

middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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lighting (a lamp); turning on a light

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lamp; light

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going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing

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faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

This isn't over; I will get my revenge

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something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside

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(rubbing, twisting) hard; with a squeal; with a creak; (drinking) in one sweep

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rarely seen; uncommon

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tradition; legend; folklore

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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

2

news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact

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to lock up; to shut up; to imprison

1

destruction; disruption; (application) crash

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companion; follower; attendant; retinue

1

output (electrical, signal, etc.)

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double; twice (as much); twofold

1

exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste

1

to begin; to set about; to start

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to the utmost; to the best of one's ability

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because of this

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burying alive

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throne

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preface; introduction; preamble

1

head

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(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth

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centre; center; pivot; central nervous system

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cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required

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to begin to walk; to set out

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light weight

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map

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to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss

1

faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre

6

to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise

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to reach back into one's memory; to search one's mind; to recall

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glass; pane

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main shrine; inner sanctuary

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course; route; path; process; means

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close to the ear

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to listen carefully; to strain one's ears

1

on the way back; returning

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under one's arm; (in) the armpit

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miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors

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to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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cause; origin

2

soap bubble

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to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)

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one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point

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to twine around; to twist around; to coil around; to pester; to hassle

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