jpdb beta

to daub; to brush; to touch up

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grains of sand

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to ride upon the winds

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only; nothing but

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to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat

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to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

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center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused

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to jump up and down; to hop

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as much as possible; unbeatably; unsurpassably

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to get strong; to gain strength

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candle

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honest; trustworthy; upright; sincere

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lapping (e.g. of waves against the shore); steadily (advancing); gradually (approaching); sufficient (of the amount of liquid needed to cover a submerged object); just enough; (arch.) speedily

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to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than

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-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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younger sister

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kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself

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to empty; to vacate; to evacuate

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to be too numerous; to be too much

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harbour; harbor; port

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open sea; Okinawa

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sailor

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wrapping (something) in a bamboo mat; wrapping someone in a bamboo mat and throwing them into a river (unofficial Edo-period punishment)

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not to be depended on; of little hope

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all doors closed; blocked in every direction; cornered

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supple; flexible; elastic; graceful; elegant; refined

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restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence

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younger sister

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to give; to do (something) for

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huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to

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one foot; one leg; one of a pair (of shoes or socks)

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front part; fore; front

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turning sideways; landscape orientation

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swelling; edema; oedema

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dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented

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to displease; to offend; to hurt (a person's) feelings

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reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight

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to shake off; to throw off

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to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline

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to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends

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to cling

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ability; performance; efficiency

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to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world

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light; easy; non-serious; minor

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proportion

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right behind

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to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)

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approach run; run-up

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dynamic lift; lifting power

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foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money

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