jpdb beta

beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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thanks; gratitude

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there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)

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if I (we, etc.) could

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zabuton (flat floor cushion used when sitting or kneeling; usu. rectangular)

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snugly; cosily; compactly

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to sit cross-legged; to rest on one's laurels

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something; some kind of; for some reason

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prudent; thoughtful; discreet

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aftershock

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slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)

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epicenter; epicentre

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prediction; estimation

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going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another

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fundamental; basic

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provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

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anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

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(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

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substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation

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to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted

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to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts

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indescribable

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to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with

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rapid succession (e.g. questions)

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offensive; aggressive

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to differ; to vary; to disagree

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fellow; mutual; companion; comrade

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agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

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to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)

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reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump

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magic (illusion); conjuring; magic trick; conjuring trick; sleight of hand

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seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

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magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain

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man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member

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cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

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to stare back (at); to glare back

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to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed

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still (continuing); as ever; further

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insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy

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to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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(hand) gesture; movement of the hand

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to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to

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to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken

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just a little

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continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence

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to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

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evasion; avoidance

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frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

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to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)

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