jpdb beta

doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own

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research

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appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right

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shortstop; short

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part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties

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to carry on one's back; to bear; to take (responsibility); to assume; to suffer (an injury); to sustain (a wound)

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command; direction; supervision; conducting (an orchestra, choir, etc.)

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suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling

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to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life

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out of character; unlike one

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professional

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old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe

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to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away

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singing voice; (sound of) singing

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lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily

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dreamy state of mind; ecstasy; trance

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to be widely known; to be famous

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to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve

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to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)

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scolding; rebuke; reprimand; fierce encouragement; exhorting

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shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream

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sound; noise; audio; acoustics; reverberation

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to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse

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surrender

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no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen

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surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in

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to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)

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and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless

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great difference; major mistake

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intonation

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memory; sense; experience

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several weeks; a few weeks

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to crawl out of; to creep out of

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song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry

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hit; strike; blow

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flat and smooth; unchanging; featureless; noppera-bō; humanoid creature with a flat, featureless face

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to stop (plug) one's ears

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cries of pain

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as if nothing had happened

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to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)

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bell (often a large hanging bell); chime

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(in) secrecy; behind closed doors

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to refuse; to reject; to repel; to repulse; to make (someone) leave; to send away

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detector; locator

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reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)

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oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!

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remuneration; recompense; reward; toll

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to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge

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to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for

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an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable

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