jpdb beta

to look out over (far into the distance); to command a view of

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monkey

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south

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chief priest of temple

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sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)

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serious damage; heavy damage; being wrecked; thrashing (an opponent); crushing; giving a drubbing

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to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words

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to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep

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with a screech; with a whine; with a shrill; with a sharp pain (in the head or teeth after eating or drinking something cold); getting a brain freeze

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to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough

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ruined temple; abandoned temple; temple ruins; closing a temple

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stormy weather; tempest; chaps (of skin)

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night sky

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with a grin

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favourable wind; favorable wind

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kokyū; 3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument; any Asian string instrument played with a bow

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tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre

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chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox

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secondary residence; vacation home; villa

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just this side of; one step short of; on the brink

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eardrum; tympanic membrane

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to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)

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palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap

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sound of a gunshot; report of a gun

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purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

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hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke

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to be submerged; to be soaked; to be pickled; to be well seasoned; to be totally immersed (in a condition, e.g. laziness)

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carnivore; carnivorous animal

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sole of the foot

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conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap

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cemetery; graveyard

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belfry; bell tower

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stone wall

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to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)

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to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

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to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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main hall (of a Buddhist temple); main temple

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veranda edge

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one's bosom friend; kindred-spirit

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woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)

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threat

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to have one's breath taken away; to gasp (in surprise, wonder, etc.); to have one's breath catch in one's throat; to gulp

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shin; shank; lower leg

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to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open

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to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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demon; devil; evil spirit; monster; goblin; apparition

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feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung

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woven mat (esp. one made of straw); seat

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(feet) with a high instep; having a high instep; shoes or socks with a high instep

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