jpdb beta

plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice

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breakfast

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dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull

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to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge

4

to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate

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somehow; for some reason; without knowing why

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delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler

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cylinder

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suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

2

to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)

3

to start eating

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that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game

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grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching

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to oversleep

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(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity

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rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up

2

to alternate; to take turns

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dishwashing; doing dishes

2

to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of

2

establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)

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suggestion box; comment box; (arch.) complaints box placed in front of the supreme court (Edo period)

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authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers

2

some people; a few people; several people

1

grace (of God); divine favour; benefit; efficacy

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delivery

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control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order

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sharp sighted; easily awakened

2

to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink

2

to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed

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news; tidings; information; correspondence; letter

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criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach

2

all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults

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one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)

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selection

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reply; answer

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light (weight)

1

warmly; cordially; with tender care

1

harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid

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irresponsibility

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correction; looking over; touching up

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gar (any fish of family Lepisosteidae); garfish; garpike

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incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless

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meaningless; pointless

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frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise

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someone with a liking or characteristic; a true representative of (place)

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opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism

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great erudition; extensive knowledge; vast stock of knowledge

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to be perturbed; to be agitated

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dullard (gen. from not picking up on other people's feelings)

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to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry

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