jpdb beta

trickery; (arch.) fiasco; (arch.) disobedience

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backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal

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appearance; look; dress

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protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight

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(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)

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to all appearances; no matter how you look at it

2

chemistry

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protection

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tranquil; calm; quiet; peaceful

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volley firing; fusillade; broadside

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to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)

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gutter; ditch

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tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings

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to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class

4

direct hit

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to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded

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psychological; mental

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contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...

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to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly

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brick

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to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)

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saying "Ah!"; making one say "Ah!"; surprisingly; astonishingly

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cylindrical; tubular

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lead colour; lead color

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grenade

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violent explosion; bursting

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fumes from an explosion

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smoke; smoked

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absolutely; only

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smoke grenade; smoke shell

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collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)

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impressive; striking; memorable; impactful

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a little short; sawed-off (pants)

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at the last moment; this late in the game

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impartiality; neutrality; independence

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fist-sized

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to grate; to scrape off

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sharp curve (turn)

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how; in what way

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divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off

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hectic; bewildering; bustling; dizzy

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heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth

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three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again

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(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)

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caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution

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to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort

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to sit down (and refuse to move); to sit-in (in protest)

3

(separate) house; detached house

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to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)

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fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)

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