jpdb beta

to spread one's wings

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to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)

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oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)

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dispersal; breaking up; running away; fleeing

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running away; escaping on foot

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friend; pal; buddy; mate

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fate; destiny; predestination

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conclusion; decision; end; settlement

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to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink

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very bright red; deep red; extremely flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter

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to go around; to make a circle around; to surround; to circle; to come around (of a season, anniversary, turn, etc.); to return

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companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners

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whim; caprice; fancy; capricious; fickle; whimsical

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to have an audience (with); to have an interview (with); to meet; to see

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two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)

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(on the) verge of death

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at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because

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do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end

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to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance

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predecessor; pioneer; ancestor

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enmity; grudge

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to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct

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postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post (on a blog, social media, etc.)

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post; official position; managerial position; executive position

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collapse; downfall

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rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power

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to read kanji using its native Japanese pronunciation

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(deeply) jealous

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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proud; lordly

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to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses

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one's own room

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to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out; (arch.) to lose motivation; (arch.) to get discouraged

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silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

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maid

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boy; son; baby boy; young man

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mother

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in public; in company; in the presence of others

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call; invitation

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to say; to tell; to state; to do

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water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

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three-dimensional

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to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)

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travelling incognito (of a person of high rank); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito

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about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip

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trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts

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activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor

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to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)

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to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)

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to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively

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