jpdb beta

dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction

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camel; camel (cloth); cloth made from camel hair; camel (color); light yellowish brown

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all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of

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weasel (esp. the Japanese weasel, Mustela itatsi); mustelid (any other member of the weasel family, incl. badgers, martens, minks, ferrets, otters, polecats, stoats, skunks, etc.)

4

whale (Cetacea spp.)

4

taking a breather; relaxation; vent hole

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just right (time, size, length, etc.)

2

joke; gag

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what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything

2

hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...

1

ten years; decade

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moment by moment; hour by hour

1

to discuss; to find fault with; to criticize; to criticise

1

impossible proposition; unreasonable proposal; tall order

1

to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen

1

vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any

1

rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

1

spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread

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to (do) like this

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to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK

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watchdog

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how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how

1

plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)

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very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly

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precious; valuable

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to perceive; to understand

2

dominion; territory; possession

2

mere; only a ...

2

imprudence; misbehavior; misbehaviour; misunderstanding

1

extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious

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exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

2

restlessly; in continuous motion

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loitering; hanging around; wandering around

1

eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view

1

burying one's head in the sand (while leaving other parts of one's body exposed); exposing one's weak point while attempting to protect oneself; (lit.) hiding one's head without hiding one's bottom

1

to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular

2

bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel

1

north-northwest

3

to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout

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twosome; duo; pair (of criminals)

1

trivial; not amounting to much

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after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means

1

mass production

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in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing

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in succession; one after another

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to advise strongly; to insist (on something)

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to take advantage of (someone's) weakness

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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

2

flute; fife; pipe; whistle

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