jpdb beta

milk-white; milky

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flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda

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root (of a plant); stump (of a tree); root (of a problem, etc.); base

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grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL

3

to intercept the light

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to take one's eyes off

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to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)

1

to hand over; to surrender

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to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on

4

hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)

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Odysseus

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Circe (Greek goddess)

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to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit

1

Moly (herb)

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to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out

1

action; operation; effect; function

1

to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous

1

if I (we, etc.) could

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to drift; to blow together; to have the wind start to blow; to have the wind spring up

1

to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.) (onto a surface)

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storm; windstorm; gale

4

to make symbolic signs (gestures) with the fingers

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Enlil

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Babylonia; Babylon

1

bilateral cooperation

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doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation

1

US-Japan Security Treaty

1

number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.

1

eighty; 80

1

article (in document); provision; stripe; streak; although; though

1

illegal; illicit; unlawful

1

to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper

1

pressure

1

to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)

1

bang on the money; spot on; right answer

1

anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case

1

to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut

1

matter of time; question of time

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to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to

1

half step; half a step

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to blow off; to be blown off

2

to brace one's legs; to stand firm; to plant one's feet (firmly on the ground); to hold out; to persist; to make an effort

2

to dirty one's hands

1

slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out

1

to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase

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to faint; to lose consciousness; to feel overwhelmed; to be astounded

2

to lose consciousness

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may the presiders over warriors be my vanguard (nine-character charm chanted to ward off evil)

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huge; gigantic; enormous

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lattice; latticework; window bars; grid; grating

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