jpdb beta

to mean

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to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for

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to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to

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simple; easy; simplistic; inexpensive; cheap

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manageable; tractable; easy to care for; easy to deal with; easy to handle

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easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax

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cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman

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at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can

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carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)

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to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on

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horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)

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studhorse; stallion; breeding horse

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racehorse

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they; them

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inadvertently; for no special reason; truthfully; unexpectedly; after realizing; without knowing

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elite

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point in common; common term; common trait; common denominator

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packhorse; workhorse; hack

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to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)

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to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back

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meddling; fumbling; fondling; playing around with something

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great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor

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strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual

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to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)

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evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)

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guess; guesswork; hunch

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to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.

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to chant the nembutsu

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effect; efficacy; validity; potency

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divine grace; divine favour; blessing; benefit; help

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to share (someone's) good luck; to follow (someone's) example; to enjoy the same benefits (of someone or something); to be named after

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being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)

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trio; gang of three; threesome

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rather; better

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for fun; half in jest

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to look at from the outside; to view from an outsider's perspective; to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker

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group; mass

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affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge

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even

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harmless

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to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone

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frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly

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LP (record); long-playing record; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party

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to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)

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strange incident; unusual occurrence; rare event; grave (and unexpected) incident; serious event; accident

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memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage

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bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely

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time flies like an arrow; time and tide wait for no man; life is short

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tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy

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number; amount

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