jpdb beta

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

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status; position; method; way; rule; regulation

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to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time

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small factory in town; (small) backstreet workshop

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remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard

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craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman

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cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end

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computer

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without

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moving into (a city, etc.); transfer (to a new school)

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disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus

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however; but

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crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe

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failure; defective article; dead loss; good-for-nothing; worthless person; flop

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to start (something); to start up; to launch (a business); to boot (a computer); to launch (a program)

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to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms

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threatening (esp. voice, tone, words)

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wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza

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being put to shame; being outshone; being eclipsed; feeling embarrassed

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person who just tags along; hanger-on; person who follows someone around like a shadow; clingy person; mindless follower; (lit.) goldfish feces

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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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willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord

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very small; tiny; insignificant

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glory

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loser; failure; underdog; unmarried and childless older woman

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everybody; every last one of them; all

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failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb

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war readiness; combat preparedness; readiness for battle

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fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright

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to approve of

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handkerchief

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to wipe; to dry

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3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma

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receiving; getting; eating; drinking; please (give me; do for me)

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careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent

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suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy

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being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)

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the way back; the way home; return trip

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to rack one's brains

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living by oneself; living alone

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exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm

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to tear off; to strip off; to rip off; to rob (someone) of (clothes); to divest (someone) of (powers, rank, etc.)

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to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line

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feeble

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confrontation; opposition; antagonism

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stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity

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seesaw

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toy

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reinforcement; strengthening

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in the ground; in the earth; underground; subterranean

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