jpdb beta

grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold

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carbonization; carbonisation

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incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league

1

language of one's country; mother tongue; native language

1

welcome rain; beneficial rain; blessed rain; rain that comes after a drought

1

political activity

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type; pattern; shape; similar type; similar pattern

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phone extension; indoor wiring; inner line

1

liveability; livability

1

huh; I'll be damned; well!

1

divine wind (esp. a typhoon thought to have protected Japan from a Mongolian invasion in the 13th century)

1

to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; being in close proximity; being adjacent

1

proud

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bow-wow; woof; wah-wah; bawling; clamouring; clamoring

1

Wolff

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support; backing; patronage

2

war expenditures

1

to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill

1

beginning of hostilities; beginning of competition; first match (in a series)

1

not recommended; deprecated

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chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia

1

tough

1

part of the garden close to the house; nearby garden

1

(street) corner; turn (in the road); bend; turning point; watershed

1

fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope

1

near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal

1

advance guard; vanguard; athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)

2

bombing (raid)

1

historical background

1

proposal; motion

1

staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor

1

gardener

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to ask a question of (a person)

1

handsome man; sexy man; lady-killer; (male) lover

1

decisiveness

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short-term

1

one's whole life; one's lifetime

1

to cool oneself; to cool off; to enjoy the cool air

1

stylish; smart; elegant; chic; refined; trim

1

bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)

1

languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy

1

ellipse; oval

1

spinel

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to disappear (gradually); to be vanishing; to fade away; to go out of sight; to die out

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brutality; animal nature

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to smoke (e.g. fire); to billow smoke; to smoulder; to be hazy; to look dim

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silent (as the grave); deadly silent; deathly quiet

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under the orders of; by order (command)

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to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)

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