jpdb beta

dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion

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affiliated; akin

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to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to

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sprint; dash; scampering

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often; frequently

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an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)

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skewer; spit; skewering; impalement; running through (e.g. with spear)

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

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curse; malediction; hex

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taking back what one just said; eating one's words; negating one's previous comment, opinion, etc.

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to spread one's wings

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armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track

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pump

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to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince

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film

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pinioning; binding arms behind the back

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to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)

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one's social position; one's place; one's standing

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bird of prey

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terrible pain; terrible hardship; terrible suffering

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side; flank; profile; aspect; dimension

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to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest

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toppling sideways; turning sideways; falling over sideways; barrel roll

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to be something familiar

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poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem

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hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

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not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...

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to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)

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to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

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newcomer; neophyte; novice; newbie

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horned; horn-shaped; hornlike; corneous; corniculate

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protuberance; projection; prominence; bump; boss; process

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to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard

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rotary wing (aircraft); rotor

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feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

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suddenly (hit); with a slap; sharply (glance, glare, etc.); fiercely; suddenly; all of a sudden

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contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave

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hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible

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profound mystery

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shock wave

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nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

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all but dead; half killed

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to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with

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competition; rivalry; something worth doing

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to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)

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star of fate; a zodiac

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to teach someone a lesson; to show someone a thing or two; to show someone what one can do

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