jpdb beta

barefaced (e.g. lie); transparent; with feigned ignorance; pretending not to know; pure white; very clear

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

2

blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)

2

shock wave

1

bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave

1

to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst

1

dust

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to manipulate (someone); to make (someone) dance to one's tune; to lead astray; to make (someone) dance; to let dance

1

(there is) no sign (of); leaving no trace; nowhere to be seen

1

composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization

1

to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied

1

either way; in any case; one way or another

1

with a start; with a jump

1

to gain strength; to have energy

1

victory or defeat; outcome (of a game, battle, etc.)

1

selecting a suitable person; personnel selection

1

setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage

1

talent; ability

2

to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract

1

to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone

2

miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless

1

to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved

1

should do; ought to do

4

to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid

1

to be playful; to gambol; to flirt with; (arch.) to have elegance; (arch.) to have refinement

1

five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)

1

opening performance; opening act; curtain raiser; minor performer; minor storyteller; subordinate part

1

farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)

1

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

3

to get twisted; to get warped; to get distorted; to twist; to warp

1

to bring back; to restore

2

judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; judgement (of God); referee

3

to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on

3

diameter

1

to make an appearance; to show up

3

to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around

1

suddenly; all of a sudden

4

serious reflection; soul-searching; penitence

1

one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation

1

to pay

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performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu

1

to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)

2

vitality; (one's) life force

1

unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to

1

revolution; rotation; turning; turning (an aircraft or ship)

1

the whole body; the five styles of writing Chinese characters; the five parts of the body (head, two hands and two feet; or head, neck, chest, hands and feet)

4

fighting back; returning fire; counter-attack; responding to an attack; accepting a challenge

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to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of

3

double; twice (as much); twofold

2

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

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