jpdb beta

progress

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back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)

2

to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); to shave (one's head)

1

nerve; nerves; sensitivity

1

rubbing (someone) the wrong way; irritating (someone)

1

to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)

1

thrashing; beating

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to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

2

to wear a mask; to hide one's true intentions

1

to drive mad; to make insane; to cause a malfunction; to put out of order; to derail (a plan, etc.)

1

abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve

1

to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)

2

attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another

1

to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)

1

to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big

2

along the road; at the side of the road

1

short arched (traditionally bamboo) fence around walls of traditional townhouses, esp. in Kyoto (protects lower walls from fouling or damage)

1

somersault

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indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)

1

to take (someone) along; to bring along; to be accompanied by

1

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

1

acrobatic

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stunt; feat

1

running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)

1

to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)

2

painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)

1

rather; sooner; preferably

1

impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag

1

to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble

2

salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta); dog salmon

1

crunching; chewing or crushing something hard; hard and crunchy; very skinny; emaciated

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

1

gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine

1

dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky

1

control

2

to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again

2

support; backing; aid; assistance

1

misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune

1

to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely

2

to; towards; for

3

water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout

3

fight; scuffle; walking about; walking around; conducting oneself; stroll (in noh, an action piece involving circling the stage)

4

in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur

1

to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter

4

large number of people

1

organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)

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conspiracy; collusion

1

instant

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rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude

2

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

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