jpdb beta

town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area

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to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block

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dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional

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elevation; high ground

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edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging

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the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)

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prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum

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scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation

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to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)

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winter clothing

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to torment; to torture; to harass

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to tighten; to press hard

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yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer

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fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare

2

to fade; to become dim

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hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment

2

cool (temperature, color, etc.); cool (i.e. calm and collected); cool (i.e. fashionable, attractive, etc.); course (of medical treatment); season (series) of a television program (usu. 13 installments over a 3-month period)

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to be thirsty

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to keep away; to keep at a distance

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to cut corners; to be shoddy

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omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)

1

ten (long cylindrical things)

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fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead

1

Erik Satie

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basis; foundation; grounds; authority

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success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

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day by day

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place to go; destination

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sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful

3

matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)

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to not believe one's ears

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house; one's house; one's home; one's family

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balloon; blimp

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division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)

2

waxwork

2

bullet (from a rifle)

2

after dinner

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to lie on one's back with legs outstretched; to recline; to get cocky; to be arrogant

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dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time

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impudent; brazen; shameless; bold

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gossip; corner of the mouth

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used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)

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unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of

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respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor

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demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance

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Turkey; turquoise

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looking for something; searching for something; object being sought

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borrowing; debt; loan

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I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man

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power

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