jpdb beta

war; fighting; fierce competition

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to dance (orig. a hopping dance)

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these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)

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dance

5

in large quantities

1

yay

4

as one expects; as one wants; to one's satisfaction; as one sees fit

10

ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death

1

free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control

3

to pass; to pass by

2

just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that

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nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets

5

crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)

7

cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)

1

knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes

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bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism

1

to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen

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ochazuke; rice with tea poured on it

1

victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm

1

great wisdom; excellent disposition; strength (to face something); willpower; vigor

1

dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour

1

having served one's purpose; being finished (with); business settled

2

here and there; everywhere

10

world-first

1

selling price

1

after death

1

illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault

3

curse; spell; malediction

10

bus

3

to help out of (trouble); to extricate

3

long (e.g. novel, film)

1

key; lock; key (to a problem); clue

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right of control; supremacy; sovereignty

2

nude woman; naked woman

2

-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action

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rebellion

3

conclusion

11

cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool

4

sidelong glance; flirtatious glance

2

rather; sooner; preferably

3

racial discrimination; racism

1

personal attack; personal denunciation

1

to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)

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to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)

11

significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest

1

to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least

2

anger; passion

2

petty underling; small fry

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moreover; in addition

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to be indelibly stained or ingrained; to be dyed in deeply

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