jpdb beta

Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)

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unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy

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to some extent; to a certain extent

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to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid

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drowsily; nodding off

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to breathe while sleeping

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to kneel down on one knee; to genuflect

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both arms

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deep sleep; sound sleep; profound sleep

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(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification

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bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)

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tornado; waterspout

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sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish

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thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

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to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around

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miraculous

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one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor

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number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout

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(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season

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vivid; clear; distinct

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phantom; vision; illusion

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to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist

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one of these days; someday; one day

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face; looks; vestiges; trace

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to go along; to walk along; to follow

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severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing

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bell (often globular)

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brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows

2

to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple

2

time is up

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to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned

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call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)

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more than usual

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great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious

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to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)

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to burst into flames; to fire (of a gun); to fan a fire with one's breath

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to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal

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severely beaten up; repeatedly punched and kicked; thoroughly defeated; attacked relentlessly (with words); fiercely criticised; bombarded with verbal abuse

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lower half of the body

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long, slender and well-proportioned; smooth, continuous (movement)

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limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically

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document; official papers

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to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in

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policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle

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to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)

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print; printing; (printed) copy; handout; flyer

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phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item

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capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically

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simply put

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putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation

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