jpdb beta

to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in

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middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart

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hoop (of a barrel, bucket, etc.); discipline; solidarity

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character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

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staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising

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to look around; to take a view of

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carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on

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to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over

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doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man

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younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice

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modern times; the modern age; this day and age

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to subsist; to keep on living

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to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter

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smirkingly; broadly (grinning)

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indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission

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position

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promotion; raising of status

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getting; obtaining; winning; scoring (in ice hockey, basketball, etc.)

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emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary

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joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome

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matter of concern; matter of interest

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

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one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve

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battle

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in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form

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apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize

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standing up (without any support); standing

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noisily (from many people talking); in a commotion; with a rustling sound (of leaves, branches, etc.); with a rippling sound (of the surface of a lake, etc.); feeling a chill; with a chill (up one's spine)

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for a while; for some time; for a period

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to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)

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volume (sound level); volume; bulk; volume (book); volume (storage area); potentiometer

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in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones; in secret; stealthily

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to get to the main subject; to move on to the main topic; to get down to business

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sillago (any fish of genus Sillago, esp. the Japanese whiting, Sillago japonica)

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bold; daring; audacious

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oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!

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storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu

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to need; to call for; to require

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once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

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piercingly

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to let out a cry; to break forth

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to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air

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to pretend; to act (as if)

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to cure; to heal

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to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed

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to remove; to deinstall; to take away; to set apart

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smoothly; swiftly

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according to (someone)

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waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand

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to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice

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