jpdb beta

(staring) piercingly; (looking) hard

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once in a lifetime (opportunity); (a golden opportunity that may) happen only once in a thousand years

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(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while

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aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn

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no, not like that (but like this)

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vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous

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figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish

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bleh

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fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online

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image; figure; figure; form; image

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old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly

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dispersing; breaking up; running away

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to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away

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each and every one of them; every last one of them; all a bunch of

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laughingstock; butt of ridicule

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tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance

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to have a taste for; to be fond of; to enjoy (in moderation); to be modest; to be prudent; to watch (e.g. one's behaviour)

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straying; wandering off course

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it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but

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with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word

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stirring; rousing oneself

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relativity; relative

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rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous

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earthenware; porcelain; china; pottery; crockery

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crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift

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weak point

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overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory

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degree of difficulty; difficulty level

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to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

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not knowing when to let go (give up, etc.); unwilling to resign; having lingering attachment; regretful

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fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred

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to pick up; to find; to gather

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constructive

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thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about

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to be beaten hollow; to be argued into silence

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skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid

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decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly

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thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected

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boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English

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old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)

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cunning; crafty; wily; sly

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sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest

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unmanageable child; spoiled child (spoilt); spoiled brat

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moxibustion

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fair; fare; fear

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support; backing; patronage

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thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious

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to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important

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