jpdb beta

(starting) from nothing; from scratch

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characteristic; feature; special quality

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to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

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sense of urgency

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deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing

1

pen

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paint; coloring materials; colors; colours

1

here; with this

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middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly

1

(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first

3

degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion

1

artist; painter; illustrator

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autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication

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mass

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feel (of a material); texture

1

establishment; settlement

1

adding; addition; extra

1

(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies

1

to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch

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desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity

1

to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain

2

flustered; confused; panicked

1

fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe

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to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air)

1

new moon; crescent moon

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model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)

2

edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)

2

before one's eyes

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lump of meat; piece of flesh; human body

1

to sit; to squat; to be implicated

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dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)

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vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection

1

bisection

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parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot

1

to cling to; to embrace

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very; much; greatly; a lot of

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darkness

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just now; a moment ago; this very minute

1

in swarms; crawling with

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counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth

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to be weary; to be worn out; to be fed up (with); to be sick of; to be dejected; to be dispirited

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to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)

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pushy; pushing; self-assertive

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instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability

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inspire someone with fresh courage; with redoubled courage

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still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch

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