jpdb beta

throwaway; disposable; single-use

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difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect

1

to be skillful (skilful); to be clever

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partner (esp. in manzai); companion; partner for the night (e.g. at a brothel)

1

reproduction; duplication; reprinting

1

precious; valuable

2

fierce animal; beast of prey; big game

1

willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition

1

good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless

1

nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic

2

forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

1

to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew

1

one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection

1

swaying; swinging; rocking; shaking; wavering; flickering

1

that is; namely; i.e.

1

to become overgrown; to grow thick; to spread; to run rampant; to thrive

1

to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through

1

demise

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essence; true nature; substance; reality

2

proud; boastful; bragging; conceited

1

plectrum; pick; drumstick for Japanese drums (e.g. taiko)

2

back street; back alley; off-street

1

to speak; to hear a voice

1

to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock

1

to age; to grow old

1

to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself

1

pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)

1

first-class goods

1

(divine) punishment; curse; retribution

1

row of houses; each house; every house; every door

1

to indicate; to show; to point to

1

mishmash; miscellany; medley; jumble; mixture; odds and ends

1

curio; antique

1

(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking

1

to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses

1

three sides; three faces; page three (of a newspaper)

1

aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2

(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie

1

(arch.) peoples formerly of northern Japan with distinct language and culture (i.e. the Ainu); provincial (i.e. a person who lives far from the city); brutish, unsophisticated warrior (esp. used by Kyoto samurai to refer to samurai from eastern Japan); foreigner; barbarian

6

to run around trying to escape; to run from place to place

2

objective

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current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present

1

strong-willed; strong of heart

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front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive

1

to become distinct

1

absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine

1

rather; sooner; preferably

1

counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow

1

to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress

1

the Moon

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