jpdb beta

bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu

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with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by

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to take a view or perspective; to regard as; to consider to be

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to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of

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success; hit

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to be jealous of; to envy; to begrudge

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shady; underhanded; questionable

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tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining

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once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time

5

highway (esp. one existing from the Edo period); main road; highway (e.g. to success); path (to becoming ...); subdistrict (in China)

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to run past from behind; to run through (e.g. gate, one's mind)

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to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of

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work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique

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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions

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sudden illness

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to experience

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interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance

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to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around

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stuffing; packing; end (esp. the foot of a bridge); lowest-ranking guest at tea ceremony; tea master; endgame (esp. in shogi or used figuratively); sweet eel sauce

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puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)

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to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business

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to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end

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to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice

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anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation

4

point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge

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to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate

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to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl

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company; corporation; workplace

4

fumbling; groping

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people

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if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle

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coercion; extortion; compulsion; force

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chance; opportunity

3

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

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ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet

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Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)

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know-how

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to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far

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to put on the brakes; to put a stop to

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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 repeat a mistake (of somebody); to make the same mistake as that of ...; (lit.) to follow the rut (left by someone else)

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before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill

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precedent

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all that one has; all that there is; the whole

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on bargain sale; rising in popularity; up-and-coming; budding

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(period of) one year

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blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void

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to be imaginable; to be conceivable

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activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role

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