jpdb beta

to watch for an unguarded moment

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tension; strain

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fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)

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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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to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)

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false; hypocritical

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silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction

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to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important

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to stop talking; to break off; to pause

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to take one's eyes off

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mere; only; just; slight

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suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly

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to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly

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to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind

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to have tears in one's eyes; to be close to crying

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raging fire; conflagration

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like; as if; the same as

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to perceive; to grasp (the situation)

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straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank

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to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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sidelong glance; short grain (paper)

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self and others; this and that; both sides; oneself and one's opponent; he and I

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approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction

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five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold

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servant; valet; menial

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to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant

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to exchange words

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unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

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to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone

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sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor

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blow; hit; stroke

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to become numb; to go to sleep (e.g. a limb); to get an electric shock; to tingle (from an electric shock); to be excited; to be titillated

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heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)

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calm; composed; cool; quiet

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face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

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wooden sword

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to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept

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with all one's strength; with all one's might

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to force back; to jostle

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very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

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dull sound; muffled sound

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true feelings; real intention; one's heart; one's right mind; one's senses; one's conscience

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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to jostle; to crowd; to haggle

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when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally

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to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience

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