jpdb beta

hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating

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bowstring

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vertical; perpendicular

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upper end; top; tip; top edge

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boldness; fearlessness

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I have nothing to do with it

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native people; aboriginal; indigenous people

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adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)

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etiquette; courtesy

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parody

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crisp; staccato; piquant; clear

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hanging upside down

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rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling

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inborn; innate; inherent; a priori

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mythomania

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expression; phraseology

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stupid girl; stupid woman

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to stay within bounds; to not take (something) to extremes; to not get carried away; to not go too far

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ripple (on water); wavelets; ripple (e.g. of uneasiness); unrest; disturbance

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skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough

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to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on

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sharp sighted; easily awakened

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slightest notice; slightest consideration; slightest attention; a little thought; glance

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to go flying along; to move fast (against the wind)

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with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)

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guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)

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goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre

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to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment

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primness; prim person; clear soup; water for rinsing sake cups (at a banquet, etc.)

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to be boisterously noisy

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steamship; steamboat; steamer

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(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit

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defensive body movement (judo, kendo, etc.)

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off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory

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one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face

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change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)

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platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala

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ken (6 shaku, approx. 1.818 m); counter used to number the gaps between pillars

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way out; means to escape; escape route

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classical form of martial art

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courage; nerve; grit

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to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip

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persuasion

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suicide by drowning

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headwind; head wind

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weight; heavyweight boxer

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training; drill; practice; discipline

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aquatic; on the water

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very dim light

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sequence photographs; serial photographs; photographic strip

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