jpdb beta

to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride

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gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn

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fundamental; basic

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check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base

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territorial right; dominion

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to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat

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thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker

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(yet) again

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pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous

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to wash away

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anything and everything; all sorts of things; by all means

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to assist; to help out

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lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine

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one's own child; one's own children

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bottomless ravine; abyss

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to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end

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to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)

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to do one's best; to put forth every effort

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crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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mixed; mingled

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

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carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky

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verse

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to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)

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feeble

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to turn over (face down); to lay face down; to point downwards (eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (eyes); to lie (one's body) face down; to lie flat (on the ground)

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blazer

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sun; sunshine; sunlight

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light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence

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bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient

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to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die

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blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings

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to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open

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to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach

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cuff; armhole

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person; member

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report; notification; registration

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adviser; advisor; consultant

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recognition; acknowledgement; acknowledgment; approval; consent; agreement

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strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough

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counter for flat objects (e.g. sheets of paper); (arch.) counter for positions or roles; (arch.) counter for food portions (now only gyōza and soba); counter for ranking level

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loose-leaf

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round; spherical; circular

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innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-

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to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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crisp (e.g. potato chip, fried fish, etc.); crunchy; grumpily; touchily; scratching

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