jpdb beta

back of the hand

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

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one scene; one frame; one shot; one cell; one panel (comic)

3

on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway

2

contact; contact lens

1

needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer

1

speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one

2

to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate

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dry ice

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feeling; mood

2

previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session

2

fumbling; groping

1

Japanese drum

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plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

1

high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous

1

caustic words

1

to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted

1

loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness

1

exhausted; tired; withered; worn out; boiling until shapeless or mushy; tediously

1

willpower; energy; vitality

2

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

1

to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite

1

beast; brute; animal

1

tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox

2

fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown

2

to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of

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indicates emphasis

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casting; cast-metal object

1

human habitation

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

1

oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin

1

foolish act; folly

1

salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation

1

little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old

1

to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)

1

to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to

1

Russia

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absolutely; only

1

introductory remarks

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to take someone's life; to kill someone

2

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

1

good; goodness; right; virtue

1

to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated

1

to flatter; to curry favour (with); to play up (to); to suck up (to); to toady (to)

1

to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death

1

nature; character; disposition

1

you; people

1

pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked

1

irony; rhetorical question

1

to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

1