jpdb beta

sand; grit

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sand, ash, etc., thrown in the eyes to blind someone; throwing something at someone's eyes to blind them; poking someone's eyes during a fight to blind them

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to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than

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defeat; loss; reverse; setback

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electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking

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receiving an electric shock

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remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted

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knockdown

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disillusionment

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stamina

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I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable

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response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect

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to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt

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iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast

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to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum

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smart (clothing, etc.); stylish; slim; slender; skilful; slick

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hardness; solidity

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same level; same extent

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dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk

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one place; (all in) the same place; one spot; one location; one part; one passage

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tenacity; endurance

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(one) could even say that

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to cut off; to lop off; to prune

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not counted (in the score); not tallied

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winning percentage

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complete defeat; losing all of one's matches; finishing the tournament with no wins

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reply; answer

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proudly; triumphantly

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encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)

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to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true

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interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)

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disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position

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good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

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to become extremely serious (in attitude); to look solemn; to assume a solemn air

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theoretical

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to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in

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to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different

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often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply

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to be bewildered; to be perplexed

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becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice

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to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in

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just as one was told; like she (he) said

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school (e.g. of ikebana)

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exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC

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enemy side

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teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)

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to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words

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totally willing; fully motivated

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to be itching to put one's skills to use

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-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

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