jpdb beta

praying mantis (esp. the narrow-winged mantis, Tenodera angustipennis)

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therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing

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to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)

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touch; contact

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to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way

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joint; knuckle; tune; melody; knot (in wood); node in a bamboo stem

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by all means; at all costs; absolutely

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intimacy; friendship

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mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...

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copulation (among animals); mating; treading; covering; serving

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high; high school

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probability; likelihood; chances

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female (animal, plant)

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idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn

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even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)

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example; simile; metaphor; allegory

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cooperation; collaboration

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to scoop up; to dip up

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to hold; to carry; to embrace (in one's arms)

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solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating

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hold

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from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely

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tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard

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pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly

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small talk; chat; gossip

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(convalescent) rest

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to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

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then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so

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certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt

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to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close

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judo

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grappling technique (e.g. judo)

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to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)

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flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle

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later on; eventually; afterwards

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to go past; to pass; to pass by

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prajna (wisdom required to attain enlightenment); noh mask of a grinning, horned demoness (represents a woman's rage and jealousy); family crest designed after the Hannya noh mask; dreadful face (esp. of a woman driven mad by jealousy); terrifying facial expression

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for better or worse; luckily or unluckily

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guide; host

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entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher

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to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.

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to be out of patience; to be unable to put up with something anymore

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pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)

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slap; smack; spanking

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to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into

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to twist off

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to beat vigorously; to rain strikes upon someone; to tan someone's hide; to mercilessly pummel; to beat the daylights out of

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to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

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to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time

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to bring (somebody into a place); to lead into

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