jpdb beta

to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance

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at a disadvantage; in an unfavourable position; having poor prospects; standing little chance

1

to thrust away; to send flying

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to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront

1

stiff; starchy

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dark brown; colour of tanned skin

1

spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted

1

to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest

1

hound; hunting dog; gun dog

1

watchdog

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head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host

2

self-taught method; one's own way; one's own style

15

sudden peal of thunder; thunderclap

2

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

2

left; left hand side

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character style; character form

2

fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet

2

living; livelihood

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singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares

1

two (long cylindrical things)

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three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)

3

lunar eclipse

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(right at the) side; just beside

1

slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)

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to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

2

to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off

2

to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)

1

to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray

1

unlucky

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indescribable; having no way to express

3

this time; now

1

soused (vinegared) mackerel

1

moment; instant

1

naming; christening

1

exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite

2

to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)

1

character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")

1

to brush off; to shake off

1

to dye; to colour; to color

3

provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation

1

to unravel; to untie; to break into small pieces (of fish, meat, etc.); to relax; to ease

1

full speed

1

sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)

2

body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field

2

purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not

4

unnatural; artificial; affected; strained

1

to pretend; to feign

2

as if; as though

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optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

2

accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable

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