jpdb beta

to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (e.g. boredom); to conceal (e.g. one's sorrow with a smile); to shift (the conversation)

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toe

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last year

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steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy

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19; nineteen

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to well (up); to gush forth (of water); to appear (esp. suddenly) (sweat, tears, etc.); to feel emotions from (joy, bravery, etc.); to hatch (esp. of parasitic insects, etc.)

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harmful; hazardous

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solely; entirely; only; or

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to one's regret; regrettably; unfortunately; what can be done about ...; ... cannot be helped

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maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full

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far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry

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awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect

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to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet

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(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

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to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that

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(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority

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to affect; to impact; to influence

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I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect

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wharf; bridge; jetty; pier

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course; route; path; process; means

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reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight

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intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem

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to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of

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diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint

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to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through

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breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough

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to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for

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bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme

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normal practice; proper practice

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overriding principle; main principle; great principle

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in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability

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sake cup; wine cup

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east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!

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remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively

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to cross over; to wade

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a swimmer

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front line; forefront

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fallen snow; snow cover

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peers; friends; fellow workers; comrades

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nap; short sleep; first sleep of silkworms

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flopping (e.g. on a bed); scattering (e.g. limbs horizontally)

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being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear

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to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds

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earthenware

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troop headquarters; stronghold; inn designated for use by a daimyo (Edo period)

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to notify; to advise; to inform

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first 10 days of the month

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inside and outside; interior and exterior; inside and outside the country; home and abroad; around; about

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all people; everybody; ten thousand people

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if so; in that case

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