jpdb beta

agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting

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sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment

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laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow

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trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering

2

a trickle of tears

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quickly; smoothly

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to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)

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balance of power (in a relationship); power dynamic

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indicates that an action is performed roughly or violently

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to save an enemy from trouble instead of taking advantage of their weakness; to show humanity even to one's enemy; to help one's enemy in difficulty

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to wring the neck; to strangle

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to tread on thin ice; to go out on a limb; to walk a tightrope; to take risks; (lit.) to cross a dangerous bridge

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to be pressed (by urgent business); to be under great pressure (to act); to be under the gun

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carelessly; inattentively

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to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under

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shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering

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depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency

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to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with

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to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest

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stopwatch

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desire to protect

4

coercive; overbearing

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quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis

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to be no match for; to not hold a candle to

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to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base

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secret; private; surreptitious

2

to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence

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to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate

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to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing

6

nail tip; artificial nail

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for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

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fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity

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(carved) statue; sculpture

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theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor

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partition board; plank used as a partition; board used in a ship to prevent the cargo from moving around

2

offense and defense; offence and defence

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to hit the nail on the head; to guess exactly right

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(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain

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to dig one's own grave; to bring calamity upon oneself; to make a rod for one's own back

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could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of

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to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer

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to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off

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joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing

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to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient

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deterrence; ability to deter (an attack, etc.)

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to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)

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weathering; fading (of memories); efflorescence

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under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side

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right; right-hand side; right hand; the above (in a piece of vertical writing); above-mentioned; the right (wing)

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compulsory subject; required subject

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