jpdb beta

to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)

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to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

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respect; esteem; regard

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compromise; concession

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taste (of a liquid, esp. alcoholic beverages); someone who enjoys alcohol; place one's lips touch on the rim of a cup; shape of one's mouth when drinking; tap; faucet

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one drop (of fluid)

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talent; gift; function; noh (theatre)

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distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without

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to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)

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carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually

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to throw away

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded

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unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene

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to be smashed up

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fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard

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to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve

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problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy

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obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted

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to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent

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to swing downward; to bring down (one's sword, fist, etc.)

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roaring; thundering; thunderous; deafening; ear-splitting

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thick soles; thick-soled footwear

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geta; Japanese wooden clogs; turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character

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to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)

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high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway

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to strike someone a blow; to bring down (a stick on someone's head)

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heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)

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direct hit

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to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

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one clap; one beat; one mora (taken as a unit of time)

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later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while

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bombing (raid)

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thunderous roar; roaring sound

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to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear

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to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits

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dense (e.g. fog, dust, etc.); thick; vague (as in being unable to think clearly); dim

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(eruption of) smoke

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to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up

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gallant; dashing; jaunty

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centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero

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shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

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head start; initiative; preemption

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one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping

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axe kick; ax kick

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very great; enormous; serious

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destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force

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partial destruction

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literally; to the letter; literal

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in two equal parts

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