jpdb beta

point in time; occasion

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absolutely; positively; decidedly

4

to look old; to get old

3

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

4

to defend oneself; to protect oneself

1

one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

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insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness

3

small animal

2

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

6

made of metal

1

to pop off; to pop out; to fly off; to shoot off; to burst open

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dirty-looking; filthy; disgusting; squalid

1

grey; gray; ashen

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one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth

1

filthy water; sewage

2

to temper thoroughly; to train well

7

skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath

1

thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words

1

long time; long interval; for quite some time

1

it may be because

4

deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)

1

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

3

mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)

1

bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat

1

living thing; living creature; animal; life

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animal

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any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever

6

plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention

1

unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with

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dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

4

one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays

1

to turn aside adroitly; to dodge

1

two kinds; second-class (e.g. mail)

1

to be smeared; to be covered

1

attractive face and figure

1

calm, cool, and collected; level and calm

1

fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-

3

spot (where one was hit)

1

rare; extraordinary; singular

1

literary woman; talented woman

1

to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail

4

to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture

1

apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock

1

to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)

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although I say; although one might say; although called

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class (e.g. school); grade; rank; kyū; kyu; junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.

1

demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof

2

(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when

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