jpdb beta

to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted

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feel on the tongue (of food or drink); texture

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cook; chef

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no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

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to employ (as a retainer); to enlist; to engage

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riches; wealth; resources; lottery

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having little knowledge (of); being ill-informed

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small talk; chat; gossip

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ancestor; forefather; foremother

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hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

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country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)

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line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

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against; contrary to

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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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to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)

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one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed

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rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation

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careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate

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to fix (a time, date, etc.); to set; to expect; to hope for; to resolve (to do); to decide upon

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matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement

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bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand

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unreasonable demand

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to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)

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to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)

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before one's eyes

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very thin; flimsy; cheap; shallow

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to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon

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parchment

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paper

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thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)

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smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)

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party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed

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trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse

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reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation

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evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround

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to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex

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vanilla essence

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plant; vegetation

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seed; pit

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scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread

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to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke

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means; expedient; instrument; upaya (skillful means, methods of teaching)

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seedling; young plant; rice seedling

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

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money tree; gold mine; cash cow; jade plant (Crassula ovata); money plant

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faltering; hesitation

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before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing

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simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive

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to crush; to squash; to flatten; to quash (a plan, opposition, etc.); to crush; to suppress

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