jpdb beta

half the body; half length

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sight; attraction; spectacle; something worth seeing

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school term; semester

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staring at; scrutinizing; scrutinising

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being evenly matched; being equal with; being on a par with; (arch.) eldest and second eldest brother; (arch.) older and younger brother

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above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth

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to interweave

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chink in the armor (armour)

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physical strength; muscle strength

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(it) goes without saying; needn't be said; that should rather be left unsaid

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space; interval; space character; whitespace

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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to be filled to bursting; to burst

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surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency

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short spring night

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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strong; intense; severe

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to wake up (someone; by calling out); to awaken; to bring back (e.g. memories); to evoke; to recall

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region south of Tokyo on Pacific Ocean side of Japan; eastern sea; East Sea (Korean name for Sea of Japan)

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one's later years; final years (in life)

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somersault

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young pine; New Year's symbolic pine decoration

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eagerness; enthusiasm; fervor; excitement; fighting spirit; fighting mood

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namasu; dish of raw fish and vegetables seasoned in vinegar

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nearest; closest

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dawn; daybreak

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to become thin; to fade; to grow pale

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to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply

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in opposition to

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gorgeous; brilliant; dazzling; ornate; gaudy; flowery

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to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing

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suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly

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right armpit; right side

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trio; triumvirate; three famous retainers

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nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops

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to begin slipping or sliding; to make a start upon

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tip of a sword

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dangerous position; peril

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skating rink; ice surface; silver plate

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shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin

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melee

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opening and shutting; opening and closing

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to trample underfoot; to tread on; to crush with a foot

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(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality

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highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)

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to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

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now advancing and now retreating; ebb and flow; seesawing; taking alternately favorable and unfavorable turns

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battle dust; the tumult of war

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to call back; to recall

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to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)

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