jpdb beta

to get accustomed to using

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to tear off; to rip off

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to fight against; to oppose; to face

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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small build; small stature; petite; small pattern

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to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path

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the reverse; other side; lining

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to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)

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to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

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facing upward

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to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal

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to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)

2

blood spilt from the body; blood circulating within the body (often as a metaphor for strong emotion or hot-bloodedness)

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cutting in two with a single stroke; taking decisive action; dealing with decisively; cutting the (Gordian) knot

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loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

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jue (ancient 3-legged Chinese wine pitcher, usu. made of bronze); peerage (hereditary title bestowed by the emperor)

5

yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

4

to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray

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stick; club; cudgel; bludgeon

2

several times; a few times

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nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp

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roar; howl; yell; bellow

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bare hand; empty hand

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face (of person)

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to smash; to crush

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immediately; at once; instantly

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putting into operation; invocation

3

foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

2

succession; continuation; series; sequence

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to dirty one's hands

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dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

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irreproachable conduct; good conduct; high morals

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absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

3

other side; opposite side; other party

2

to fill a hole with earth

3

small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person

2

to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain

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to be needed; to be wanted

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bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile

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to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)

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to coagulate; to curdle; to be fanatical; to be obsessed with; to stiffen; to become stiff

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rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

3

(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front

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very; much

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tightly clenched fist

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many; numerous; various; large number of

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to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)

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to be awash with; to teem with; to be full of

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