jpdb beta

to barricade oneself in; to hold (a fort, etc.); to shut oneself up; to be besieged; to dig in

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before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future

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strife; riot; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle

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excuse; pretext

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influence; power; might; strength; potency; force

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the two; both

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in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away

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to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except

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pitfall; trap; pit

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to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate

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to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite

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actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow

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star (actor); prima donna; leading figure

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kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse

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column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude

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easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...

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circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances

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slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

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to pack (in box); to drive to wall

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root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all

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to smash violently; to crush

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ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies

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most; extremely

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departure

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suppression; subjugation

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win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins

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piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)

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foundation stone; cornerstone

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young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters

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manure; fertilizer; fertiliser; compost

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plants; vegetation

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cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date

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sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)

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ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very

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affected; smug; pompous; conceited; snobby; pretentious

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blue sky

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providence; heaven

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shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length

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guts; bowels; intestines

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to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch

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beacon; skyrocket; signal fire; starting shot; starting signal

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shell; cannonball

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(direct) hit; hitting the mark

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to punch; to hit and hit; to stamp out; to pierce; to bore into; to knock down walls

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thunderous roar; roaring sound

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wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily

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to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing

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