jpdb beta

dead center; (right in the) middle; midst; midst (e.g. of a storm); heyday; (the) height (e.g. of a debate)

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole

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to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

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staring-out (down) game; game in which two children looking at each other try to make the opponents laugh first; constant looking at something (e.g. the computer screen, the clock)

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Qimen Dunjia (ancient Chinese divination method)

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feng shui; fengshui; wind and water

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to change; to alter; to run counter to; to go against; to make a mistake (in); to err

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bearing; heading; point of the compass

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fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner

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China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryō system)

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plural; multiple; plural (number)

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armed forces; military; troops

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dowsing

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certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts

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the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan

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edition; version; plate; block; counter for editions of a publication

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you could say; you might say; verging on the

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labyrinth; maze; mystery; dungeon

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this sort of; this type of

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guidance; leadership; leading the way

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to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without

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two weeks; fortnight

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such

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support

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kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre

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to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself

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signature move (assoc. with a martial artist, wrestler, etc.); finishing move

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rumble in the ground

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(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)

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gust (of wind); blast

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unlimited; unrestricted; limitless

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using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of

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usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally

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next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (e.g. last month); for (e.g. 20 years)

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falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)

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article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price

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prognostic symptoms; after-effect; sequela

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to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base

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now (while the time is ripe); while one still can

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to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)

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depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program

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elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

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bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless

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maintaining a reasonable distance; keeping a proper distance; being neither too close nor too distant; taking a neutral position

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to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)

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to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard

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to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate

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to crush to death; to press to death; to squeeze to death; to suppress (a laugh, one's anger, etc.); to stifle; to subdue (one's voice)

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