jpdb beta

stopping just before

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preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence

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reaction velocity

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long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier)

1

the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket

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to prevent

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ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage

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one hand

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to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize

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eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort

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to force back; to jostle

2

moment; instant; kshana; duration of a single mental event (about 1/75 second); shortest possible interval of time

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to be suspicious of; to be doubtful of; to be dubious of

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interest; appeal; attraction; fun

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technical research institute

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service in the first reserve

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second lieutenant; sublieutenant; ensign

2

to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy

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second-year student; biennial

2

exceptional

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to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance

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to accomplish something; to leave a mark; to make an impression; to build a track record

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petty official; I; me

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private citizen; civilian

2

you; (arch.) your residence

2

to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy

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democracy

2

obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

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fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

3

profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing

2

to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart

1

spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour

1

position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation

1

deadlock; stalemate

1

switching over to; migration; transition

1

explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid

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fast-talking; rapid talking

2

they; those guys

1

in all directions

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top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes

1

precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right

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explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring

2

sediment; earth and sand

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underground; subterranean

4

to spring up; to leap to one's feet; to jump up and down

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Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)

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the five elements (in Chinese philosophy: wood, fire, earth, metal and water); the five phases; five practices of the Bodhisattvas; the five pillars of Islam

4

thought; idea; ideology

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continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe

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