jpdb beta

to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

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to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official

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to fight against; to oppose; to face

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to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on

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to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. of fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

3

relative; relation; kin

1

to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out

5

irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial

1

potato salad

1

to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor

1

another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally

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to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to smile sweetly (at); to look fondly (at)

2

toilet; restroom; bathroom; going to the toilet; relieving oneself

5

luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at someone's expense)

4

to drink too much

1

to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of

1

dinnertime; suppertime

1

even though; despite; when

3

samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to

1

arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished

6

three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton

1

none

1

cream; ice cream

2

person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth

1

to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess

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long-lasting; long-wearing; wears well; nagamochi; large oblong chest (for clothing, personal effects, etc.)

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dessert; desert

2

(a person's) appearance from behind; person as seen from behind; back view; retreating figure

1

to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet

2

achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution

1

dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall

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for example; for instance; e.g.

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paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living

1

founder

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as expected; as predicted

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rivalry (between two irreconcilable forces); conflict; strife; mutual overcoming cycle (of the five elements in Chinese philosophy; wood overcomes earth, earth overcomes water, water overcomes fire, fire overcomes metal, metal overcomes wood); excessive destructive cycle

2

assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; spotting (in weight training)

4

unnecessary; unneeded

1

illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane

1

preparing a prescription; compounding a medicine

1

whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other

2

doting (on one's children); (overly) fond; indulgent; adoring parent; doting parent

1

to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor; (lit.) to touch the scale on a dragon's throat

1

physical

1

(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation

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to surround; to encircle; to enclose; to fawn over (someone); to play up to; to curry favor with

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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if; in case; supposing

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anyhow; in any case

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