jpdb beta

very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave

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(Japanese Imperial Navy) chief warrant-officer

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to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while

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ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front

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to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)

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searchlight

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bright red; bright

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to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to

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after; later

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edge or corner of a stone

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right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

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to avoid (physical contact with); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

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valley; ravine; gorge; canyon

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increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less

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to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across

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having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...

1

rudder; helm

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to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend

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to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)

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to go upstream; to go up (a river); to go back (to the past or origin); to date back (to); to trace back (to)

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as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")

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creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring

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worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid

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appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown

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to look into; to peep into; to peer into

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guard; lookout; watch

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serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)

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glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing

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as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to

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taking no notice (of); showing no interest (in); paying no attention (to); ignoring completely

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moment; instant

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negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness

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nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck

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drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling

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cold sweat; greasy sweat

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now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now

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all one's strength; desperate effort; (lit.) strength one has when ready to die

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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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seamanship; (the art of) navigation

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skill

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to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

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dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

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O; o

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pale; pallid; bluish-white

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wolf (Canis lupus); wolf in sheep's clothing; womanizer

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anchor

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to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself

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