jpdb beta

to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on

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to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)

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impulse; impetus; urge

2

to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)

3

frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)

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to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet

6

Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region

2

balcony; veranda; verandah; porch

4

up and down, left and right; top and bottom, left and right

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geometric pattern

1

regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly

2

to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal

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chilly; unpleasantly cold

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dress

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with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter

2

wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice

2

to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)

1

still; as yet; as it has been

1

stop

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forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front

4

to have one's attention attracted (caught); to be preoccupied with

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to be cut out for (e.g. a job); to be suited (to)

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one's way; one's path

2

to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct

2

plural; multiple; several

1

route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)

1

to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up

1

(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to

5

stare; gaze; fixation

1

awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely

1

vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept

1

punk rocker

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jeans; denim; jean

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metal bat

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knife

8

blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice

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to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind

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handmade

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spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering

1

showy; ostentatious

2

to rock; to shake; to swing

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younger; junior

2

to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear

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sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string

1

to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at

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particle; grain

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to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up

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black (colour, color)

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white

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eyes and nose; looks; facial features; shape; form

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