jpdb beta

affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)

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period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture

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completely; all the way; altogether; bodily

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sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; indulgent

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sword; blade; single stroke

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look!; there!; here!; that is

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pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase; follow-up attack

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to use someone's (argument, attack) against them; to use (an attack) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a negative situation)

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inside; interior; inner part

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to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of

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a moment ago; just now

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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phantasmagoric; protean; shape-shifting; kaleidoscopic; capable of ever-changing appearance

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to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go

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to sink (into); to get depressed

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flash; instant; lightning (speed)

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payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)

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unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short

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absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended

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reckless; daredevil; frantic; foolhardy

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reek of desperation; feeling of desperation

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to go back to square one; to make a fresh start; to be back where one started

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worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated

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to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully

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all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking

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fighting spirit; (will to) fight

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still more; even more; much more; increased; greater

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ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

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willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

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one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established

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to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)

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to quiet (a child, crowd, etc.); to quieten; to calm (one's nerves, excitement, etc.); to compose (oneself); to suppress (a rebellion, riot, fire, etc.); to quell

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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to have no chance (of succeeding)

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forte; strong point

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prompt decision and prompt execution; make swift decisions and take quick actions

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... all over again (repeating the same failure)

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one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

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spearhead

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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inside (a region, area, etc.); within the range (of); within the sphere (of influence, etc.)

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formidable person; shrewd person; certain person (e.g. whose name cannot be disclosed); someone; (arch.) that sort of person; (arch.) that kind of person

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long handle; long-handled spear; long shaft

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ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)

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moreover; in addition

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simple honesty; tactless frankness

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one's appearance; clothing; costume; dress

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single-minded; intent; determined; wholehearted; earnest; devoted (to)

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