jpdb beta

to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)

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timid; fainthearted

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in one's own way or style

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to set off an explosive; to start a fire under someone; to motivate someone with rough words

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as (somebody) says

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hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no

1

three sons; third son

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happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately

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refreshing; exhilarating; invigorating; bracing

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reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising

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to have an idea; to have a clue

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to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up

3

side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time

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soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light

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straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball

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all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew

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to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble

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present condition; existing state; status quo; current state

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arrest; apprehension; capture

2

subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing

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he; she; samurai's attendant (in a var. of origami); type of popular song accompanied by dance from the Edo period

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release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display

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expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation

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to become distinct

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isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on

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obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction

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recovery; rescue; recapture

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important; momentous; essential; principal; major

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to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring

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being a match for a thousand; being a mighty warrior (combatant, player)

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influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne

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analysis

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powerlessness; helplessness; incompetent

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counter for people

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should not; must not

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exceedingly; extremely; decisively

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altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced

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large-scale

2

several hundreds

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to compose (a Japanese poem); to write; to use as the theme of a poem; to recite (e.g. a poem); to chant; to intone

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majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

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duty; role; function

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attack; charge; raid

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in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)

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to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack

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besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so

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to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve

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at least; at most; (even) just

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desperate; hopeless

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re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-

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