jpdb beta

shaft; axle; mandrel; arbor; centre of a group

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to snap (something) forcefully; to break by force

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fellow student

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although

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one by one; each; every; at intervals of

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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going ahead; going first; preceding; coming before; scoring first; getting off to a lead

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to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)

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to pierce

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to be within one's capabilities; to be easy to chew

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to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul

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starting (e.g. of an engine); engaging (e.g. of a lock); expenses; costs; attack (esp. a corner approach); barb (of a fish hook)

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zoo

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standing on tiptoes

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(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

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to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)

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holding one's sword pointing towards the opponent's eyes (kendo stance)

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off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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value; worth; merit

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distance of eight sun (approx. 24 cm); dish or tray of this size (esp. used in kaiseki cuisine to serve several kinds of delicacies); food served in such a dish; variety of thick, traditional Japanese paper

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frizzy (hair); wiry; sizzling; frizzling; stingingly (of heat or cold); painfully

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to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange

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fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic

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to accompany; to follow; to keep up with

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drop-by-drop; dripping; dribbling; loosely (hanging); limply

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cornered rat

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tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot

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wickedness; sideways; unreasonable

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decayed tree; rotted tree; decayed wood; obscure, meaningless life (metaphor)

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survival; survivor; relic

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swish; whoosh; whizz

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to kick back

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star (actor); prima donna; leading figure

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gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)

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to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)

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squeezing something tightly; sound made by someone (or something) being squeezed; criticizing someone severely; sound made by someone being criticized; hug

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lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild

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stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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rapidly; quickly; briskly; booming (e.g. of a drum)

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to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through

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strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person

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as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction

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change of occupation

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form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode

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mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune

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to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely

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to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off

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(government) inspector-general (Edo period); upper superintendent officer

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Soeda

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