jpdb beta

four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four

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squad; team

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nearing the enemy; coming into contact with the enemy

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beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time

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crushing to death; crushing (hope, freedom, etc.); suppression; quashing

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to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself

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gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables

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red bean paste; red bean jam; kudzu sauce; filling (of a dumpling, etc.); filling; stuffing

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economical; efficient; lean; compact

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theoretical

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tactics

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pair; couple

2

confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match

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to drag in; to pull in

2

to knead into

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urban area; urban district

2

capture; arrest

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optimization; optimisation

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bodhisattva; one who has reached enlightenment but vows to save all beings before becoming a buddha; High Monk (title bestowed by the imperial court); title bestowed to Shinto kami in manifestation theory

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rope; cord; policeman's rope

2

post; quarters; military station; police station

1

taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away

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replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling

2

to get cracked; to develop a crack; to be fissured

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short spear; javelin

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sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)

3

rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis

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form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence

3

ideally; if one were to wish for more

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to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind

3

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

6

to be assiduous in one's business

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to be injured; to sustain a wound

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

4

cannot bring oneself (to do); unable to bear (e.g. seeing)

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opportunism; double standards; timeserving; expediency

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with a bang

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to faint; to swoon; to be astounded; to astonished; to have a busy time; to be hectic

2

leader of a group of juvenile delinquents

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(you) couldn't kill (him) if you tried

2

carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

4

grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball

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centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance

2

contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist

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hey!; oi!; ahoy!; I; me

2

angry voice

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to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict

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to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run

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like that; that way

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to raise one's voice; to shout

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