jpdb beta

to (see and) choose; to select; to diagnose (as); to judge; to estimate; to liken (to)

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plaything; toy

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to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of

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to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract

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to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over

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to sit silently (and submissively) at a meeting

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but; however; even though; even if

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troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)

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hesitation; wavering; faltering; balking; recoil; flinching

2

errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit

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baby; infant

5

unnatural; affected; studied; forced

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masterpiece; masterwork; chef d'oeuvre; (unintentionally) hilarious; absurd (e.g. blunder); outrageous

4

famous; well-known; renowned; your name

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care of; c/o

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crybaby; blubberer

4

material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick

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sacrificial pawn; sacrificed piece; sacrifice

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harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady

2

to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out

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upright; honest; faithful; conscientious; sincere

2

place to go; destination

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to win

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scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting

2

according to plan; as planned; on target

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to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed

2

coward; namby-pamby; wimp; weak-kneed person; spineless person

2

competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm

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rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via

1

cover; lid; cap

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wearing a kasaya; wearing an article of clothing in the same manner as a kasaya (i.e. draped over one shoulder); slashing (someone) with a sword diagonally from the shoulder

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to kill with a sword (knife, dagger, etc.); to slay; to put to the sword

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long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana); tachi; sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down

2

to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)

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to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten

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to leak out

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overreliance on others; excessive babyishness; person who behaves like a spoiled child

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to pretend; to feign

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to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move

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soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself

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to date; as of now

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invisibly; secretly; privately

4

split; division; break up

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elbow strike (karate)

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to go through (e.g. a wall); to penetrate; to punch (a hole, pattern, etc.); to stamp out (e.g. a coin); to remove (partitions between rooms); to join (multiple rooms) into one

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inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these

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to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce

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unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel

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to have in one's dreams

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fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly

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