jpdb beta

two swords; being skilled in two fields; (an) expert in two fields; liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes alcohol and sweets equally well; bisexual (person)

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to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque

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companion; company

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verbal promise; one's word

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to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound

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bewilderment; perplexity; embarrassment; confusion

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to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one

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dropping; unloading; grated vegetables, fruit, etc.; grater; using new tools (or clothes, etc.); new tools (or clothes, etc.)

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equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms

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to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious

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female delinquent

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to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

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sponge gourd (Luffa aegyptiaca); Egyptian cucumber; loofah; loofa; something useless

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(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

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supra-rational

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to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent

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again (and again); once again; yet again

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to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue

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to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)

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the Monkey (ninth sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Monkey (around 4pm, 3-5pm, or 4-6pm); west-southwest; 7th month of the lunar calendar

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filthy; squalid; dirty; foul; sordid

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forte; strong point

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speech and conduct; words and deeds

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metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs

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weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance

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response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

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assumed name; alias

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there being no use in arguing (about it); being stone-deaf to someone's appeals

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from the beginning

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as one promised

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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to be hot on a person's heels

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to look askance (at); to look contemptuously; to look down on; (arch.) to cast an amorous glance at

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suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly; suddenly (stand up)

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houses and inhabitants; population

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to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

5

physical strength

3

one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)

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everywhere; all over; throughout

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aimlessly; by chance; accidentally; casually; suddenly; unexpectedly

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(at) any time; always; at all times; whenever

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commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner

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dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)

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to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress

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trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention

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to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about

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long visit; overstaying

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to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out

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to make a blunder; to bungle; to mess up; to make a foolish mistake

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