jpdb beta

to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with

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firedrake

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emerald

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ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)

1

wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings

7

thousands; several thousand

2

to build (a nest); to nest; to haunt (a place); to hang out (somewhere)

1

depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit

1

months and years

1

scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick

2

to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)

1

extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness

1

(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream

1

one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer

1

watchdog; chaperone; watcher

4

to have an interest (in)

2

to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)

1

interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)

4

to fade; to become dim

2

valuable article; valuables

1

sales; selling; marketing

3

proposal; offer; report; proposition; notice; request

1

remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

1

route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)

1

humble position; inferior; underarm grip on opponent's belt

1

the person in question; the person themselves; said person

2

information transfer; information transmission

1

acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand

1

neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity

1

the United Kingdom

1

destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe

1

the big two...; two major...; two main...

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urban legend

2

situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink

1

to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical

1

to have rumors going around (rumours); to have rumors spread

1

to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid

2

to tear down; to shatter

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to break; to smash; to defeat; to destroy; to eliminate

2

taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story

1

exaggeration

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to hold one's tongue; to shut up

2

wasteland; wilderness; abandoned land; devastated land

1

one flower; one wheel; (arch.) full moon

3

certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly

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presenting to

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to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect

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dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail

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body; physique; build; stature

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that's the way it is; such is life

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