jpdb beta

duty; function; office; mission; task; role

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to incur someone's enmity

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violent explosion; bursting

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head start; initiative; preemption

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

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pacifism

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belligerence

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appearance; expression; manifestation

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continuation; continuance; maintenance; persistence; going on

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rightly or wrongly; by all possible means; at all costs; at any cost; no matter what (happens); by fair means or foul

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short sword; knife; dagger; dirk; tantō

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to feel hungry; to get hungry

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to exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of

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birds of prey (of order Falconiformes or Strigiformes); raptors

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liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing

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(wielding) dual swords (esp. in fiction); twin swords; pair of Chinese straight swords wielded simultaneously (oft. sharing a single scabbard)

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second slash; second cut

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raptor; bird of prey; predatory bird

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to become like a different person; to have a change in personality

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to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes

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to kill one's enemy (opponent)

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scanning electron microscope; SEM

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monotheism

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must not; do not

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un-; non-

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to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)

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contradiction; inconsistency

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to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace

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mushroom

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don't put the trivial ahead of the important; don't sweat the small stuff; don't bother with the details (before embarking on a great enterprise); read the fine print; be careful of the small things (before embarking on a great enterprise)

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gap; difference; disparity; discrepancy

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front line; forefront

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thunderous roar; roaring sound

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real; actual; true

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strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious

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cylindrical; tubular

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corners of the mouth

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pistol; handgun

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pistol; handgun

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to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled

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to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

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gun; firearm; wooden pole that wrestlers strike in practice; puffer fish

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miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing

1

holding something on one's palm or hand (esp. small animal or bird)

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excellent answer; clever answer

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the ... in question

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to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim

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inference; deduction; induction; reasoning

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to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach

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Sakamoto Ryōma (1836-1867; samurai and politician)

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