jpdb beta

speech; expression; wording; language

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rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent

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thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

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companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)

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antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling

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to excite; to incite; to stimulate; to arouse; to tempt; to stir up

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(hen's) egg

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triangle; triangular shape

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be careful what you say; consider your words

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angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)

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corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

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diplomatic

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notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology

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to be careful; to pay attention; to take care

1

sometimes; often

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appearance; expression; manifestation

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disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking

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bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse

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myself and others

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zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch

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unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold

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unamiability; brusque; unfriendly; unsociable

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female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress

2

womanly; ladylike; feminine

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Iwa

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Shōtoku Taishi (574CE-627CE); Prince Shōtoku

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17; seventeen

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article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

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constitution; rules; regulation

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harmony; accord; reconciliation; agreement

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lack of harmony; lack of balance; lack of coordination; ataxia

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible

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locational advantage; advantageous position

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being inferior to; being no match for; being best

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prosperity

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trial; test

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harmonious cooperation; close cooperation

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to love one another; to be affectionate towards each other; to have sex; to make love

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labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work

3

to help each other; to cooperate

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harmonize but not agree (harmonise)

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child; small person; dwarf; midget; narrow-minded person; mean person

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following blindly; following suit without reflection

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fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade

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(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)

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farmer; peasant; farming; the common people

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all nations

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concord; harmony; concert

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(imperial) reign; period

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