jpdb beta

horsefly; gadfly

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charge; rush; dash; assault; attack

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assist; assistance

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nerve; nerves; sensitivity

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to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end

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to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff

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canopy (esp. the cloth or canvas used for it); awning; top (of a convertible); helmet cape; cloth covering one's back to protect against arrows during battle

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suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up

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to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block

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single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)

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that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such

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downfall; ruin; collapse; destruction

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coarse; rough

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to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

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to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend

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creation (of the universe); the Creation

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may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly

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to take a picture

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won't (hasn't, isn't, doesn't, etc.); won't you

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photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie

2

good idea

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cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)

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contraction of "koto da"

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see you then; bye; ciao

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error; mistake; slip; bug

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happy; auspicious; propitious; naive

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview

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not necessarily so; is not always true

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rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)

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week

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mental arithmetic

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Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan

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roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly

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solar eclipse

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foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse

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elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)

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combination; pair; duo

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if

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handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation

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the last moment; the very end

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standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal

2

word; remark; statement

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question; inquiry; enquiry

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to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)

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subordinate shrine; professional entertainer

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to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)

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open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)

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to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char

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