jpdb beta

optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion

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echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound

1

expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture

2

at a glance; at first sight

2

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

1

right; privilege

1

kitchen

1

report; information

1

positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive

1

to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with

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in that way; like that; that way

1

apology

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as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")

2

remote control

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stun gun

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(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection

1

way to use something; treatment; management (of help)

1

no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook

1

to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem

1

backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

1

police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)

1

to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in

1

to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed

2

mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together

4

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

2

faint; indistinct; dim; (arch.) few; (arch.) a little

1

lamp; light

1

to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)

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muffler; scarf; comforter; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer

1

with a grin

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provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué

2

to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up

1

jazz

1

bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer

1

stillness and motion

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stillness; quiet; peacefulness

2

method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)

2

having said that; on the other hand

1

calm before a storm; lull before the storm

1

step; stride; counter for steps

1

faint smile

1

to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

1

arc

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opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing

3

to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

1

bluff

1

bull's-eye; the mark

1

natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder

1

dyeing; printing; blue and white ceramics (china, porcelain)

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to take time

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